Office of Hawaiian Affairs

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is attempting to intervene in the state's selection process for curator of the Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum in Nuʻuanu. OHA is urging the Department of Land and Natural Resources to pause the appointment until the agencies can review the selection process in consultation with Hawaiian beneficiaries. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has set aside $1.6 million for an emergency financial assistance program for Native Hawaiians, and it needs a non-profit to help run the program.

A new community-based stewardship authority created to better manage Maunakea is being challenged in court by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. As HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, OHA filed a suit last week that alleges the board is unconstitutional and that some of its members have conflicts of interest.

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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is suing over the new Maunakea stewardship authority, alleging the board is unconstitutional and that some of its members have conflicts of interest.

Hawaiʻi lawmakers are now on day three of the 2024 legislative session, and measures are beginning to emerge. HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi breaks down some of the issues facing Native Hawaiian-serving state agencies.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is facing a large staff shortage going into this legislative session with nearly one-third of its positions currently unfilled, according to its new CEO Stacy Ferreira.

On Thursday, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved $6 million over the next two fiscal years for 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools. OHA approved the release of funds last month after a survey among charter schools found a consistent need for building repairs.

The OHA trustees have chosen Stacy Ann Kealohalani Ferreira, the former budget chief with the Senate Ways and Means Committee, to serve as the new CEO. Her top priority is implementing the agency’s 15-year strategic plan, which aims to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians by focusing on education, housing, health care and economic stability. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

The Maui Relief Storage Facility opened in Hakuone at Oʻahu’s Kakaʻako Makai this weekend. It’ll be a hub for donations heading to Maui, which has been inundated with donations from across the world.