Native Hawaiians

Kamehameha Ending Scholarships For Students Attending Other Schools Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Kamehameha Ending Scholarships For Students Attending Other Schools

The Kipona Scholarship is Kamehameha’s third-largest external financial aid program.

Kamehameha Schools Sued Over Native Hawaiian Admissions Policy AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025

Kamehameha Schools Sued Over Native Hawaiian Admissions Policy

Students for Fair Admissions founder Ed Blum said he has received death threats over his attempt to strike down the policy.

Makana Eyre: What’s In A Name? For Hawaiians There’s A Lot David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Makana Eyre: What’s In A Name? For Hawaiians There’s A Lot

Keeping Hawaiian names alive is a responsibility and a way to place Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian culture firmly in the wider world.

Should OHA Play A Bigger Role In Military Lease Negotiations? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Should OHA Play A Bigger Role In Military Lease Negotiations?

Board Chair Kai Kahele plans to take up the issue at an OHA meeting on the Big Island in November.

Tourist Tax Hike Sought For Hawaiian Home Lands Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Tourist Tax Hike Sought For Hawaiian Home Lands

The proposal could be a hard sell for lawmakers and the hotel industry after recent tax increases in Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court: OHA Trustees Bound By State Ethics Code Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court: OHA Trustees Bound By State Ethics Code

The court also upheld dozens of charges against former Trustee Rowena Akana.

DHHL Delays ʻEwa Real Estate Swap To Make Sure Donation Isn’t ‘Dirty Land’ David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

DHHL Delays ʻEwa Real Estate Swap To Make Sure Donation Isn’t ‘Dirty Land’

The deal would allow a developer to circumvent county zoning rules by tapping into the Hawaiian housing agency’s special powers. In return, the agency could get a revenue boost for building homes.

Future Hawaiian Leaders To Benefit From Revamped OHA Civics Program Screenshot: Newspapers.com/Honolulu Advertiser

Future Hawaiian Leaders To Benefit From Revamped OHA Civics Program

The intensive weeklong program will introduce high school students to the legislative process and give them the skills to participate in civic life at a “crucial moment” for Hawaiʻi.

Eric Stinton: Can Settlers Ever Be Pono In Hawaiʻi? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Eric Stinton: Can Settlers Ever Be Pono In Hawaiʻi?

One Hawaiian cultural expert thinks unity among all cultures is possible. Another says no way.

Kirstin Downey: Historic Preservation Division Is Woefully Understaffed Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2025

Kirstin Downey: Historic Preservation Division Is Woefully Understaffed

A single state archeologist is juggling about 300 projects on Oʻahu, from reviewing development proposals to responding when laws are violated.