The governor’s office is convening a Native Hawaiian advisory group to participate in the negotiation process, but OHA is seeking a larger role.

Waikā Consulting said the agency’s involvement would lead to economic returns for Native Hawaiians, but it faced pushback from local communities on the Big Island.

The chief executive of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs wants her job back amid an internal investigation.

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

The trustees voted unanimously against giving Stacy Ferreira a 35% pay raise, saying the proposal was premature and flawed.

A draft proposal to raise the salary for the leader of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs describes the pay raise as conservative.

After years of failing to get building approval, the office may look to another Hawaiʻi government agency to jumpstart construction.

The circumstances surrounding Stacy Ferreira’s departure from the office’s top post remain unclear.

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

Staff and some trustees had been caught off guard by a dramatically different spending plan. Monday’s decision came after a flurry of changes to reach a compromise.