#Summer Sylva

Office of Hawaiian Affairs backs bill to release $55M in overdue Public Land Trust funds

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is supporting a measure approved by a state legislative conference committee that would release $55 million in Public Land Trust funds currently withheld under an annual payment cap.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs meets with leaders in D.C. to discuss critical Native Hawaiian issues

A delegation from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is in Washington D.C. this week to address proposed cuts to funding for Native Hawaiian programs and expiring military leases on Hawaiʻi Public Land Trust lands.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs to vote on $6.1 million relief plan due to federal government shutdown

If the funding vote passes, about 14,000 Native Hawaiians could qualify for $350 payments, while another 1,000 furloughed federal workers may be eligible for $1,200 in assistance.