The Department has had a long relationship with the U.S. Department of the Interior and appreciates DOI’s efforts in supporting its mission established by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
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The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs confirmed Hawaiian Homes Commissioners Doreen Napua Canto, Pua Chin, and Michael Kahikina today at the Capitol.
Mahalo to everyone who came out yesterday to honor our beloved Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi. From the lei draping in Waikīkī, Oʻahu, to the commemoration services at the Maunaʻala Royal Mausoleum in Nuʻuanu, it is evident Prince Kūhiō’s legacy lives on not only in the holiday bearing his name but in the many organizations ...
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The Hawaiian homestead community of Waimanalo celebrated the blessing of their new Community Technology, Education and Employment Center earlier this week.
Federal funds supporting affordable housing for Native Hawaiians should continue to flow, according to a vote today by the U.S. House of Representatives on a bill reauthorizing the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act or NAHASDA.