Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chief Executive Officer Sylvia Hussey announced she will be leaving the agency at the end of June to focus on her personal and ‘ohana health. OHA Board Chair “Hulu” Lindsey notified staff of the planned departure in May.

Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs voted unanimously Thursday to reject a proposal by House Speaker Scott Saiki. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke with OHA Chair Carmen Hulu Lindsey about why.

OHA explains why it rejected a $100 million compromise over its controversial plan to develop Kaka‘ako Makai; Moloka‘i's state senator discusses ongoing frustrations with Mokulele Airlines; the Hawaii State Judiciary shares info about its court interpreter programs; and Kumu Kahua Theater talks about the return of a beloved story to the stage

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs rejected House Speaker Scott Saiki’s offer to drop the plans for residential towers in Kakaʻako in exchange for a deal worth more than $190 million. This comes after a bill that would have brought OHA a step closer to developing housing died during the legislative session. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

There's an offer on the table for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees to bring resolution to the dilemma of whether to allow residential development makai of Ala Moana Boulevard, an area known as Kakaʻako Makai. The proposal would pay OHA $100 million for an easement over their nine parcels of land to restrict residential development and preserve the area's open spaces.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs said it is not receptive to reopening the 2012 ceded lands settlement with the state because it is not giving up its Kakaʻako Makai lands. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

Two Senate committees advanced a measure Thursday that would allow the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to develop residential buildings up to 350 feet high on its Kakaʻako lands, makai of Ala Moana Boulevard. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie said he wants to set the record straight after hearing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs mischaracterize a ceded land settlement, dating back to a decade ago, as a deal that swindled Native Hawaiians.

State Rep. Scott Saiki has represented the Kakaʻako-Ala Moana district for nearly three decades. In 2012, he voted for a ceded lands settlement that gave the Office of Hawaiian Affairs land in Kaka’ako Makai. Now as the House speaker, does he see things differently?

State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki is calling for a “meeting of the minds” over a bill that would reverse a ban on residential development in Kaka’ako Makai, an Oʻahu area in her district.