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Why It’s So Hard To Eat Healthy In Hawaii If You’re Poor
Making local produce more available can feed the stomachs and nurture the cultures of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
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Trask Sues Apo Over Alleged Sexual Harassment Settlement
A former OHA聽trustee accuses a sitting trustee of breaching fiduciary duties when he purportedly made 鈥渦nwelcome sexual advances鈥 to an aide.
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State To Schools: Customize Your Hawaiian Education Approach
The Na Hopena A鈥檕 program encourages new approaches to helping students appreciate the “Hawaiian perspective.”
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No New Housing For Hawaiians Despite Millions In The Bank
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands comes under fire for not providing any new housing units last fiscal year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Army Gives Go-Ahead For Dakota Pipeline Project
Native Americans pledge “massive resistance” against Trump administration plan to push ahead with the Dakota Access Pipeline
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OHA Infighting Continues As Chairwoman Rowena Akana Is Ousted
Lei Ahu Isa takes over as the acting聽chair. She is the third trustee to lead聽the troubled board聽in three months.
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OHA Chair Says Allegations Against Her Are Unfounded
Rowena Akana speaks to reporters and confronts a critic while her fellow trustees meet secretly to discuss accusations against her.
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Report: Native Hawaiians Face A 鈥楶ublic Health Crisis鈥
That鈥檚 the conclusion of a task force that wants help from the state. But lawmakers demand to see specific proposals, and quickly.
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OHA Trustees Walk Out After Chair Squelches Public Testimony
Rowena Akana unilaterally ruled that oral testimony regarding the embattled CEO would not be permitted at a public meeting.
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Chaos At OHA: A Power Struggle And Employee Accusations
As she seeks to oust the CEO, new Chair Rowena Akana is the subject of numerous staff complaints.