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$16K Gift To Pay OHA Trustee’s Legal Fees Raises Ethical Questions Cory Lum/Civil Beat

$16K Gift To Pay OHA Trustee’s Legal Fees Raises Ethical Questions

UPDATED: Trustee Rowena Akana, who’s in a legal battle with other board members, disclosed the money in a recent ethics report.

Native Hawaiians Not Very Healthy, National Study Finds AP

Native Hawaiians Not Very Healthy, National Study Finds

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention takes the first national look at the health of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

Reclaiming History: Oahu’s Last Hawaiian Fishing Village Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Reclaiming History: Oahu’s Last Hawaiian Fishing Village

Tiny Mokauea Island is threatened by pollution and rising sea levels, while聽the handful of residents face uncertainty about their long-term lease with the state.

Hawaii Leaders Say State Is Under ‘Attack’ With Loss Of Federal Funds Civil Beat

Hawaii Leaders Say State Is Under ‘Attack’ With Loss Of Federal Funds

The proposed reauthorization of a housing bill leaves out annual funding of up to $13 million for Native Hawaiians.

Denby Fawcett: Hawaii Fails To Protect Its Royal Residence Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Denby Fawcett: Hawaii Fails To Protect Its Royal Residence

Homeless people are allowed to set up housekeeping on the grounds of Iolani Palace, unlike nearby government buildings.

Waikiki Hotel, State Sued Over Native Hawaiian Burial Site Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Waikiki Hotel, State Sued Over Native Hawaiian Burial Site

A lawsuit claims Pacific Beach Hotel and public agencies violated state law by not properly surveying and monitoring a construction site where bones were discovered.

Ian Lind: Here’s Why Hawaii Judges Are Not ‘War Criminals’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ian Lind: Here’s Why Hawaii Judges Are Not ‘War Criminals’

A well-known Native Hawaiian attorney said it would be a war crime to evict his client.聽The state Supreme Court disagreed.

Woman Cited For Graffiti On Rocks At Mauna Kea Department of Land and Natural Resources

Woman Cited For Graffiti On Rocks At Mauna Kea

Thirty Meter Telescope opponents condemned the vandalism as desecration.

OHA Gets An F Grade For Telling You How It Spends Your Money Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

OHA Gets An F Grade For Telling You How It Spends Your Money

The Native Hawaiian agency claims it’s becoming more open all the time, but a national study says otherwise.

Here’s How Hawaiians Could Get Much-Needed Rental Housing Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here’s How Hawaiians Could Get Much-Needed Rental Housing

While DHHL moves forward with housing plans, the relatively new Homestead Housing Authority says it can help, too.