Office of Hawaiian Affairs

One measure would increase the state’s 10.25% transient accommodations tax levied on hotels by 1%, which would go into the Hawaiian Home General Loan Fund.

HPR talked to OHA Board Chair Kai Kahele about the department's top priority of getting the green light to develop its lands on the makai side of Ala Moana. The former U.S. representative was recently elected as OHA's Hawaiʻi Island trustee.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs board chair Kai Kahele discusses the agency's legislative priorities; Castle High School teacher Maya Sullivan and student Hali’a Tom-Jardine share their experience on a star-studded panel tasked with naming a new quasi-moon

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is asking the state Legislature for more than $2 million to fund 13 full-time positions over the next two years.

Kahele replaced longtime trustee Carmen Hulu Lindsey, who's served as chair since 2020.

It’s unclear when the final results will be published as the local elections office is still counting ballots on Wednesday. But most likely name recognition will play a key role for the incumbents defending their seats from challengers, including a political veteran.

Proposals that sought to exempt the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from the Hawaiʻi open meetings law and adjust how OHA's salary commission is appointed failed in a final vote by the Board of Trustees on Thursday.

The race for the Kauaʻi and Niʻihau seat in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is between incumbent Dan Ahuna and relative political newcomer Laura Lindsey. The two will face off at the Nov. 5 general election.

Luana Alapa has served on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees since 2020. Now, she faces challenger Kunani Nihipali, a farmer and former Honolulu police officer. HPR's Cassie Ordonio breaks down the issues in the upcoming election.

Peter Apo, a former state representative and Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee, recently published a new book titled, “For the Record.” It's a collection of articles he’s written for Honolulu Civil Beat and the OHA publication Ka Wai Ola over the past 10 years.