Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
New Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Report Flags $7.8M In Questionable Spending
Some OHA trustees contend the agency has made significant strides toward cleaning up its oversight since the 2012-2016 time period covered by the report.
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Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Has Spent $39K To Support Activists On Mauna Kea
The state Attorney General’s office has subpoenaed the information on OHA’s support for demonstrators against the Thirty Meter Telescope.
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AG Probes Office of Hawaiian Affairs Support of Mauna Kea Protest
The state attorney general sent the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a subpoena Thursday, but is unlikely to get any information that won’t already become public next week.
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Trisha Kehaulani Watson: What Crabbe’s Departure Means For OHA
The CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs never really found the right administrator to back him up. Now the board of trustees must take advantage of the chance for a fresh start.
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Former OHA Trustee Rowena Akana Hit With $23K Ethics Fine
Akana, who served on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees for nearly 30 years, may also have to pay back more than $21,500 in gifts.
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Some Question Calls For Tougher Penalties On OHA Takeover Group
Native Hawaiian activists sharply criticized their actions, but not everyone agrees on how best to respond to members of the obscure “Polynesian Kingdom of Atooi.”
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OHA’s Own Audit Is Being Blocked — By People At OHA
The internal audit is supposed to identify areas where the Office of Hawaiian Affairs might be vulnerable to fraud and waste.
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Four Men Arrested For Assault After OHA Office Occupied
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs says some of its staff members were forcibly removed from the lobby by 12 people.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
OHA Wants A Lot More Ceded Land Money From The State
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs says the annual cap of $15.1 million is too low and that state agencies should do a better job reporting their revenues.
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Chad Blair: Is Rowena Akana’s Political Career On The Line?
The longest-serving OHA trustee faces allegations of ethics violations while also waging a re-election fight.