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OHA Returned $2M Of Ceded Land Revenue In 2019 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

OHA Returned $2M Of Ceded Land Revenue In 2019

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has previously pushed to have a cap on their ceded land revenues raised.

Hawaii County, TMT Protesters Agree To Clear The Road To Mauna Kea Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii County, TMT Protesters Agree To Clear The Road To Mauna Kea

UPDATED: Activists will move their encampment off the mountain’s access road in exchange for a county promise not to start more work on the telescope until February.

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: No Reason For A Mauna Kea Showdown Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: No Reason For A Mauna Kea Showdown

The Thursday deadline set by law enforcement for protesters to leave the mountain or get arrested is unnecessary — and counterproductive.

New Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Report Flags $7.8M In Questionable Spending Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

New Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Report Flags $7.8M In Questionable Spending

Some OHA trustees contend the agency has made significant strides toward cleaning up its oversight since the 2012-2016 time period covered by the report.

Denby Fawcett: Rescuing A 12th Century Heiau From A Garbage Dump Courtesy: shouldbedigging.com

Denby Fawcett: Rescuing A 12th Century Heiau From A Garbage Dump

There’s a new effort to restore the sacred Pahukini Heiau and increase public access.

DOE Offers Free Hawaiian Language Classes To All Staff Suevon Lee/Civil Beat

DOE Offers Free Hawaiian Language Classes To All Staff

The “Olelo Hawaii Initiative” is a partnership between DOE’s Office of Hawaiian Education and the University of Hawaii Community Colleges.

Restoring Kawainui Marsh After Years Of Neglect Is Not As Easy As It Could Be Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Restoring Kawainui Marsh After Years Of Neglect Is Not As Easy As It Could Be

Lots of different groups want to restore and protect the iconic Oahu wetland. They just can’t agree on how best to do it.

The Fate Of This Beautiful Honolulu Park Is Now In The Hands Of One Man Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Fate Of This Beautiful Honolulu Park Is Now In The Hands Of One Man

Damon estate heir J.P. Damon has ended up the sole owner of Moanalua Gardens, the historic park on sacred land in west Honolulu.

Waimanalo Sports Field Protesters Say They Are In Talks With Mayor Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Waimanalo Sports Field Protesters Say They Are In Talks With Mayor

Some Native Hawaiian activists who have fought the project for months say Mayor Kirk Caldwell “is really trying to listen.”

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Let’s Help Waianae ‘Houseless’ Help Themselves Courtesy of Puuhonua O Waianae

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Let’s Help Waianae ‘Houseless’ Help Themselves

The homeless encampment at Waianae Boat Harbor has a plan to build a permanent community and they deserve support from the more fortunate.