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ʻAi Hua fresh food vouchers still available to Native Hawaiian families on Maui
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has extended to the end of the year the Maui Economic Opportunity-run ‘Ai Hua fresh food voucher program for Native Hawaiian families impacted by COVID-19.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs awards $1.36 million in grants to four nonprofits
A $398,000 grant was awarded to Hawaiʻi Community Lending for its Native Hawaiian Owner-Builder Project as part of a $1.36 million grants package approved today by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
OHA awards $600K to support Native Hawaiian education and community events
Additional education awards went to the Educational Services Hawaiʻi Foundation, a $180,000 grant to support their ‘Imi ‘Ike Learning Centers on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Molokaʻi and Kauaʻi.
Hāna Arts receives $4,600 grant for ʻohana-uniting holiday events in East Maui
Hāna Arts has been awarded a $4,600 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to hold holiday events to unite East Maui ‘ohana.
Application deadline for $830,000 Office of Hawaiian Affairs grant is June 17
The deadline is June 17 to apply for an Office of Hawaiian Affairsʻ $830,000 grant for a contractor to implement its Emergency Financial Assistance program throughout the pae ʻāina.
Sen. Schatz leads field hearing on federal resources for the Native Hawaiian community
US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led a field hearing on Wednesday to discuss federal resources for the Native Hawaiian community.
ʻAi Hua fresh food vouchers still available to Native Hawaiian families
Native Hawaiian families that have been financially impacted by or had a member contract COVID-19 are eligible for ‘Ai Hua fresh food vouchers.
OHA’s Mana I Mauli Ola film wins a Telly Award
The 25-minute film features stories and perspectives from the Native Hawaiian community tied to the framework of OHA’s 2020-2035 Mana i Mauli Ola (Strength to Wellbeing) Strategic Plan.
Northern Ireland museum returns ancestral Hawaiian remains taken from burial caves in 1840
During a repatriation ceremony, the National Museums Northern Ireland returned ancestral Hawaiian human remains and sacred artifacts, which had been part of the museum’s World Cultures Collection.
Scottish museum returns ancestral Hawaiian remains collected in 1800s by well-known anatomist
A Hawaiian delegation from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs went to Scotland to repatriate iwi kupuna collected in the 1800s, most likely illegally, by groundbreaking anatomist Sir John Struthers.
$14.9 million in grants available for nonprofit organizations helping Native Hawaiians
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has $14.9 million in grant funds now available to organizations that intend to help Native Hawaiians in 12 categories, including health, education, housing and economic stability.
Mililani Trask of Hilo to serve as the new OHA Trustee for Hawaiʻi Island
Former Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Mililani Trask of Hilo was selected by the OHA Board of Trustees to serve as the new OHA Trustee for Hawaiʻi Island. She fills the vacancy created by the resignation of former trustee Keola Lindsey on Feb. 1, 2022.
58 ancestral Hawaiian skeletal remains stolen 100 years ago are coming home
This week, a delegation representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will repatriate 58 ancestral remains from four institutions in Germany and one in Austria.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs expands emergency financial assistance program
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs expanded its assistance available to Native Hawaiians to include car repairs, funeral expenses and out-of-pocket medical bills through its Ka Wailele Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
ʻAi Hua food voucher program accepting applications from Native Hawaiians impacted by pandemic
The ‘Ai Hua food voucher program now is accepting applications from Native Hawaiians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
OHA Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey Releases Statement On Red Hill Shut Down
“This is a long-standing issue. The tanks were built in the 1940s and were not made to last forever. Over the years, more than 180,000 gallons of fuel have leaked from the tanks and tests show they are corroding underground. A mere 100 feet below the leaking fuel tanks is the Southern Oʻahu Basal Aquifer – the primary source of drinking water for Oʻahu. This aquifer alone provides drinking water for over 400,000 Hawaiʻi residents and visitors from Hālawa to Hawaiʻi Kai.”
Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi Announces New Director, Applauds Departing Director
The Sierra Club Hawaiʻi today announced that after almost seven years at the helm, Marti Townsend is stepping down, and Wayne Tanaka has been selected as the new director.
OHA’s “Mana i Mauli Ola” Film Wins Three Accolade Awards
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs received three awards from the Accolade Global Film Competition for its short film titled “Mana i Mauli Ola,” which details how the organization is working with the community through its new strategic plan to positively impact the wellbeing of Native Hawaiians.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Grants $150,000 to Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Nonprofit
The non-profit organization, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaiʻi, received $150,000 in grants from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to provide COVID-19 community response in their Mana Mama Mobile Clinic.
Maui Meetings for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Now Virtual on Aug. 11 and 12
This week’s two meetings of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs scheduled to be in person in Kahului on Aug. 11 and 12 now will be hosted virtually for safety reasons due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Hawaiʻi.
