Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Peter Apo: Native Hawaiian Or Not, Don’t Ignore OHA Races
Some non-voters might think they are showing deference to Native Hawaiians. They are mistaken — we all have a stake in this.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Can Spending Six Figures On PR Solve OHA’s Image Problem?
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs hired public relations consultants after a survey found many people believe it to be corrupt and badly managed.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Two OHA Seats Will Head To A Nov. 8 Runoff
Colette Machado has won her Molokai seat but the at-large seat and Hawaii Island seat will be on the general election ballot.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Incumbents Look To Hold Off Reformers In OHA Trustee Elections
Trustees Apoliona, Machado and Lindsey want another term. Could high-profile challengers upset the status quo?
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
OHA CEO Crabbe Reappointed
The Board of Trustees has approved a new three-year contract.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Has 10 Employees In The Six-Figure Range
Civil Beat’s salary database finds 164 OHA employees working to improve the lives of Native Hawaiians.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Endless Infighting at OHA Starts To Cost Real Money
No settlement in sight, as a court battle between Rowena Akana and her fellow Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees enters year three.
Chad Blair/Civil Beat
OHA: Agency at a Crossroads Is Caught in a Power Struggle
UPDATED: Mauna Kea, ceded lands and internal battles occupy the quasi-state agency as Native Hawaiian nation-building looms.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
OHA Spent $4,785 on a Massive March With an Anti-TMT Flavor
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO authorized the funds, stating that the goals and outcomes of the march were “directly supportive” of the agency’s strategic priorities.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
OHA Board Rescinds Support for Thirty Meter Telescope
But the trustees decline to go on record as opposing the $1.4 billion project.