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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has launched an initiative aimed at increasing the level of Native Hawaiian representation among presidential appointees. OHA developed its Presidential Appointment Project after months of consultation with the White House, and studying similar presidential appointment initiatives developed by other organizations. Presidential appointee positions make up more than 5,000 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has unveiled a new searchable online geographic information system, which makes data that once would have taken hours – if not days – to compile now available within seconds. Three years in the making, OHA’s new Kipuka Database provides easy access to a wide array of information, including […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The nine-member Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force has presented its findings and recommendations to the Hawaii Legislature. The 28-page report reflects the perspectives and insights of more than 159 people who participated in various community meetings across the state in July and August. The meetings prompted the Task Force’s 49 findings and 38 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has unveiled a new priority list for the $8.9 million in grant money that community organizations across the state can now apply for through January 2013. OHA is making between $100,000 and $500,000 in grant money available to fund any one of seven specific priorities meant to help […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announces it has hired Kawika Riley, a former spokesman for the federal Transportation Security Administration, as its new Washington D.C. bureau chief. Riley has previous experience with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. He was hired to help significantly bolster […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO Kamanaopono Crabbe has officially announced his senior executive team, which includes two new faces and a couple of promotions from within the organization. The six-member team is anchored by former OHA controller Aedward Los Banos, who has been elevated to chief operating officer. Known for his command of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Board of Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has named Research Director Dr. Kamanaopono Crabbe as the organization’s new chief executive officer. Crabbe, 48, takes over as successor to Clyde W. Namuo, who retired Dec. 30 after 10 years in the top job at OHA. Crabbe steps in at a time […]

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