Originals
Over the past few weeks, back-to-back Kona Low storms drenched the pae ʻāina in the worst flooding Hawaiʻi has seen in over twenty years. And before any official alert went out, before any evacuation order was signed, our people were already moving. Door to door. Group texts. Instagram posts asking
Flood Watch
Our neighbors are showing up. Community orgs are raising and distributing aid. Local officials are taking action. So where is the federal government?
Originals
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Community
OHA and the Hawaiian Council have opened applications for $6.1 million in emergency assistance to help Native Hawaiians facing hardship.
Culture
A University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo doctoral candidate is revitalizing Hawaiian music by weaving ʻōlelo and experimental sound together through the Makuakāne Fellowship.
Community
As more residents fall behind on rent following the federal shutdown, community groups urge cooperation to keep families in their homes.
Community
A new five-year partnership between OHA and ʻŌlelo Community Media aims to expand connectivity and access to the decision-making process.
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For more than a decade, CRB have infested Oʻahu, killing off native plants and ʻāina resources.
Fourteen leaders from across Hawaiʻi have been selected for Cohort X of the Omidyar Fellows, an 18-month program grounded in ʻāina, relationships, and applied learning.
A new OHA initiative aims to help Native Hawaiian homebuyers bridge financial gaps and move toward ownership.
Uncle John Kaʻohelauliʻi is on a mission to restore Kōnane, once a favorite strategy game of aliʻi and makaʻāinana across Hawaiʻi.
A new UHERO study finds tourism executives, residents, and visitors often see Hawaiʻi’s visitor industry very differently, from workforce challenges to the meaning of “regenerative tourism.”
Created by Susie Canda of Puna, Nanea TV uses 3D animation to share ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and local stories with keiki and ʻohana worldwide.
Native Hawaiian enrollment rose after years of decline, now making up a third of the student body.
Native Hawaiian leaders and community advocates are raising concerns over proposed federal changes that could weaken protections for a place of deep cultural and ancestral significance.
Hawaiʻi nonprofits are preparing for $45 million in possible cuts, which would devastate early learning, workforce training, and family support services statewide.
After nearly a decade as dean of the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, Dr. Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio is stepping down from administration to return to the classroom.
Federal officials cut millions in education grants for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native students, threatening programs that support culture, language, and equity.
HTA has awarded nearly $1 million in funding to community-based organizations.