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A New Direction

Our Hawaiian ancestors understood that the well-being of our community rested upon the inter-relationship of how we conduct ourselves, steward the islands we call home, and fulfill the responsibility of caring for our families, all within the physical and spiritual realms.  They also understood that successfully maintaining lökahi meant careful observation, knowledge gathering, and informed decision making to achieve pono.

 

OHA is striving to embrace this time-tested wisdom through our new Strategic Plan.  During the past year, we listened intently to voices in our communities to better understand the key issues facing Native Hawaiians in the coming years.  Our Strategic Plan positions these issues into “priorities” and expresses them as improvements that Native Hawaiians will experience in the years ahead. Read more about Strategic Plan

OHA Hawaiian Registry Program

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The OHA Hawaiian Registry ancestry verification card enables you to apply to programs of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

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Advocacy

Advocacy means making changes to laws, policies, and practices which broadly impact the Priorities the Board of Trustees has approved in the OHA Strategic Plan. This includes community outreach to mobilize the community, monitoring activities to identify harmful policies and laws, and advocacy initiatives to change laws, policies and practices in ways that improve conditions for Native Hawaiians as outlined in the Priorities and Strategic Results. Advocacy is co...
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OHA at the Legislature

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Papakilo Database

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) introduces the Papakilo Database, an ongoing development of a comprehensive "Database of Databases" consisting of varied collections pertaining to significant places, events, and documents in Hawai'i's history.

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