Kamana’opono Crabbe, the new chief executive officer at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has officially announced his senior executive team.

From behind her desk at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Tracy Mattos has bailed many families out of emergencies through OHA’s Consumer Micro-Loan Program.

“Aloha mai.” That’s the message that will greet Bank of Hawaii ATM users when the bank rolls out its Hawaiian language capability later this year.

The Department of Hawaiian Homelands has a new director. Governor Neil Abercrombie today appointed Jobie Masagatani to the post, to fill the vacancy left by Alapaki Nahale-a, who officially resigns from his post on May 15.

One the eve of the bill signing, Senator J. Kalani English of Maui said he was looking forward to the ceremony. He said although it “symbolizes a small amount of justice for the Hawaiian community, it is still a monumental day to be celebrated.”

“This is an historic day for the State of Hawaii, as many have waited decades for a resolution to this issue regarding ceded lands,” said Senate President Shan Tsutsui in a statement today after the Senate bill passed out of the House.

Maui Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Hulu Lindsey, and new OHA CEO Kamana’opono Crabbe, Ph.D. will be the featured guests at an upcoming meeting of the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce.

The item advanced to the full house after gaining unanimous approval in the House Finance committee on Thursday.

The Liko A’e Native Hawaiian Scholarship Program at the University of Hawai’i Maui College is the recipient of a $430,000 grant issued by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Native Hawaiian residents who live in Hana can get free help with filing their income-tax forms from volunteers traveling to Maui this weekend.