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Peter Apo: Preserving Kukaniloko, Most Sacred Of Hawaiian Places Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Peter Apo: Preserving Kukaniloko, Most Sacred Of Hawaiian Places

Nestled between the Waianae and Koolau mountains are stones marking where the progeny of the highest chiefs were born.

State Investigating Placement Of Human Remains At TMT Site Cory Lum/Civil Beat

State Investigating Placement Of Human Remains At TMT Site

The Department of Land and Natural Resources acknowledged the probe in response to a public records request but won’t say more

Civil Rights Complaint: Pesticides Are Harming Native Hawaiians PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Civil Rights Complaint: Pesticides Are Harming Native Hawaiians

Two local groups want the EPA to force state agriculture agencies to better regulate pesticide drift.

Can Spending Six Figures On PR Solve OHA’s Image Problem? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Can Spending Six Figures On PR Solve OHA’s Image Problem?

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs hired public relations consultants聽after a survey found many people believe it to be corrupt and badly managed.

Two OHA Seats Will Head To A Nov. 8 Runoff Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Two OHA Seats Will Head To A Nov. 8 Runoff

Colette Machado has won her Molokai seat but the at-large seat and Hawaii Island seat will be on the general election ballot.

Incumbents Look To Hold Off Reformers In OHA Trustee Elections Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Incumbents Look To Hold Off Reformers In OHA Trustee Elections

Trustees Apoliona, Machado and Lindsey want another term. Could high-profile challengers upset聽the status quo?

Kukakuka At Thomas Square Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Kukakuka At Thomas Square

Supporters of Nai Aupuni and Aha Aloha Aina came together to express very聽different approaches to Native Hawaii governance, but to also agree that unity is a shared goal.

After Brexit, A ‘Hawexit’? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

After Brexit, A ‘Hawexit’?

Hawaii is one of five states identified聽as seeing interest in independence movements since the British voted to leave Europe last month.

Hawaii AG Appeals DHHL Case Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Hawaii AG Appeals DHHL Case

础听circuit court鈥檚 decision in Nelson v. Hawaiian Homes Commission determined that the state should聽give the Department of聽Hawaiian聽Home Lands聽“sufficient funds.”

OHA CEO Crabbe Reappointed PF Bentley/Civil Beat

OHA CEO Crabbe Reappointed

The Board of Trustees has approved a new three-year contract.