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OHA Still Seeking Apps From Nonprofits to Provide Financial Assistance to Native Hawaiians

OHA is re-soliciting applications from nonprofit organizations for a $1.66-million grant to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income Native Hawaiians.

OHA Accepting Apps for Events Grants Program

Organizations in need of financial assistance to hold community events may apply for funding from OHA’s ‘Ahahui Grants Program beginning Aug. 5, 2019.

OHA Seeks Nonprofit to Administer $1.66 M Emergency Assistance Grant

OHA is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for a $1.66-million grant to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income Native Hawaiians.

OHA Appoints Interim CEO

The OHA Board appointed OHA Chief Operating Officer Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D., as the agency’s interim chief executive officer until a new CEO is hired.

OHA: ‘There is No Place for Violence in Our Community’

OHA released a statement in response to a press conference today, called by Native Hawaiian leaders regarding the events that occurred at OHA’s office last week.

Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs ‘Stands in Solidarity’ with OHA

The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs declare that they stand in support of and in solidarity with their community members at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Native Hawaiian Leaders Condemn OHA Attack

A prominent group of leaders in the Native Hawaiian community are calling for a greater level of accountability in relation to the events that unfolded at OHA.

Hawai‘i Officials Applaud Federal Recognition of Native Hawaiian Status

The Department of the Interior released a final rule on the administrative procedure and criteria for reestablishing a government-to-government relationship with the Native Hawaiian community.

Path to Native Hawaiian Self-Governance Introduced by Feds

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding “Procedures for Reestablishing a Government-to-Government Relationship with the Native Hawaiian Community” has been announced.

Meetings on Native Hawaiian Recognition Come to Big Island

The effort by the US Department of Interior to gather input on a possible formal relationship moves to Hilo tonight and to Waimea and Kona on Thursday.

Obama Administration Considering Hawaiian Trust Relationship

The Department of Interior will be holding public meetings to gather input on the matter of native Hawaiian governance.