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OHA Board of Trustees to hold two meetings on Hawaiʻi Island

HAWAIʻI ISLAND (Oct. 16, 2012) - Native Hawaiians in Kailua-Kona will get an opportunity to provide feedback to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) at a community forum as well as a regular Board of Trustees meeting. The forum is designed for OHA officials to listen to concerns from the community as well as highlight efforts to improve conditions within Hawaiian communities. Both meetings...

Have you signed up for the Native Hawaiian Roll yet?

Kana'iolowalu is the official Native Hawaiian Roll and is the next step in self-determination. Those who enroll will have an important role in shaping our future, and in designing a reorganized governing entity.

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Voter Education

The 2012 election presents an opportunity for Native Hawaiians and all of the state of Hawai'i to select who will represent us at the federal level.

OHA.org’s voter education section presents the views of candidates on issues of concern to Native Hawaiians. Each candidate was given the opportunity to videotape their answers to three questions and their responses appear here unedited. We have also included their written responses to questions posed in the July issue of Ka Wai Ola. Read more about Voter Education

OHA Hawaiian Registry Program - Nā Mamo 'Ōiwi Hawai'i

The OHA Hawaiian Registry Program (HRP) provides Hawaiians, worldwide, with a card that verifies their Hawaiian ancestry. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs issues the card after verifying indigenous Hawaiian ancestry through biological parentage. No blood quantum is required. Read more about OHA Hawaiian Registry Program - Nā Mamo 'Ōiwi Hawai'i

Register to Vote

Deadline to register for the General Election is October 8, 2012. Read more about Register to Vote

OHA at the Legislature

As part of its mandate to advocate for Native Hawaiians, each year OHA submits a package of proposed bills to the Hawaiians StateLegislature, and the agency’s Board of Trustees also votes to take positions on a wide variety of legislation impacting the Hawaiian community.