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Post date: 2012-01-05 18:55

HONOLULU (Sept. 1, 2011) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Sept. 1 recognized a key lending partner for its role over the past four years to improve the economic and social well-being of Native Hawaiians across the state.

OHA’s Board of Trustees presented First Hawaiian Bank with a resolution that symbolized the nine-member panel’s appreciation to the lender for assisting the 869 Native Hawaiians who have borrowed $15.9 million from the Mālama Loan Program since 2008.

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Post date: 2012-01-05 18:53

OHA announces search for new CEO

Post date: 2011-12-14 04:40

HONOLULU - With anticipation and sadness, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees announces today it will begin the search for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). OHA’s current CEO, Clyde Nāmuʻo, will be leaving OHA on December 30, 2011. In its meeting this morning, OHA Trustees approved a process to initiate a search for a new CEO, which is anticipated to unfold over the course of the next three to five months.

OHA awards nearly $1 million to four non-profit organizations

Post date: 2011-12-14 04:37

HONOLULU – In the latest example of its efforts to help Native Hawaiian college students work toward a career, the Board of Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs awarded a key grant to the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work at the University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa.

The $270,990 OHA grant will help fund the School of Social Work’s Hawaiian Learning program. The grant covers a three-year period and is designed to open doors to careers in social work for Native Hawaiian and other students.