#Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Organizations in Maui County receiving OHA funds for flood recovery include: $20,000 to Maui Rapid Response; $10,000 to Molokaʻi Cares; and $10,000 to Hoʻakā Mana on Molokaʻi.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is now accepting applications for its Kūlana ʻĀina Business Development Program, designed to support Native Hawaiian food entrepreneurs ready to grow and expand their businesses across Hawaiʻi’s food economy.

More information on applying for direct disaster grants and home repair grants available for Native Hawaiian households impacted by the recent Kona low storms will become available.

The Hawaiʻi House of Representatives advanced numerous bills relating to Native Hawaiian affairs that support housing, cultural preservation, and community support.

OHA in collaboration with GoFarm Hawaiʻi, is offering the Cultivating Canoe Crops Course, a six-week agricultural development program on Hawaiʻi Island.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has selected AEA Consulting, an internationally recognized firm specializing in cultural strategy and planning, to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for the development of a Native Hawaiian Cultural Center in Kakaʻako Makai.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has selected AEA Consulting, an internationally recognized firm specializing in cultural strategy and planning, to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for the development of a Native Hawaiian Cultural Center in Kakaʻako Makai — a project rooted in community, culture, and the revitalization of Native Hawaiian presence in urban Honolulu.

Up to $350 in grocery assistance is available for eligible Native Hawaiian SNAP recipients with minor dependents who experienced financial hardship during the 2025 government shutdown.

Through workshops, cultural experiences, and legislative simulations, students strengthen their voices, practice collaboration, and envision their role in shaping Hawaiʻi’s future—honoring the program’s roots while responding to the needs of today’s lāhui. 

The grant will help to reinforce and strengthen Native Hawaiians’ connections to ʻohana (family), moʻomeheu (culture), and ʻāina in support of OHA’s Mana I Maoli Ola Strategies and Outcomes.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is seeking a qualified nonprofit administrator for its new Mālama Honua Home Improvement/Renovation Program Grant (Mālama Honua).

The Hawaiian Council is continuing its statewide effort to assist Native Hawaiian beneficiaries applying for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs I Ola: OHA’s Emergency Relief Fund. 

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will partner with several community organizations to host the first Lā Kūkahekahe in nearly a decade.,

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is offering full-tuition scholarships for Native Hawaiian culinary professionals to participate in the Kūlana ʻĀina Culinary program at Kapiʻolani Community College on Oʻahu. “Food has always been central to how Native Hawaiians care for one another and sustain our communities,” said OHA Interim Chief Administrator Summer Sylva. “Kūlana ʻĀina reconnects […]

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has announced the launch of a new capital improvement project grant program aimed at strengthening Native Hawaiian wellbeing through long-term infrastructure. The CIP grants are designed to support Hawaiʻi-based organizations and government agencies in the design and construction of projects previously approved for funding by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. According […]

E Ala E Hawaiian Cultural Center announced a grant award totaling $210,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. This award will support Native Hawaiian young adults and emerging leaders through the Nā ‘Elele o Kahikina Congressional Fellowship Program, a cultural and civic leadership initiative based in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Region.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands are entering into an exclusive negotiation period regarding one of OHA’s nine parcels of land in Kaka‘ako Makai for potential residential development.

The Hawaiian Council is now accepting applications for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ $6.1 million Emergency Assistance Program to help Native Hawaiians affected by the federal government shutdown or the loss of SNAP (food stamp) benefits.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees approved a plan to expend up to $6.1 million in OHA emergency assistance funding to Native Hawaiian beneficiaries impacted by the federal government shutdown.

The Nā ʻElele o Kahikina Congressional Fellows Program will provide opportunities for college graduates to prepare as the next generation of Native Hawaiian leaders for influential roles in government, policy, and advocacy, according to an announcement from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Hawaiian Native Corp. A half dozen fellows will receive comprehensive financial support, […]