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	Encyclopedia: Office of Hawaiian Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, also popularly known by its acronym OHA, is a semi-autonomous entity of the state of Hawaii charged with the administration of 1.8 million acres (7,300 kmÂ²) of royal land held in trust for the benefit of native Hawaiians.
		Created by the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention, native Hawaiians were given the right for the first time through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to make their own decisions as to investment of ceded lands and collect revenue generated by those lands to fund programs for the people.
		Ceded land was identified as such in the constitution of the Republic of Hawaii, Hawaiian Organic Act of 1900 and the Hawaii Statehood Admission Act of 1959.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Office-of-Hawaiian-Affairs (651 words)

	Native Hawaiians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Practically all native Hawaiians are fluent in the English language as a result of both the emphasis the Kingdom of Hawai'i put on learning English, as well as over a century of being an integral part of the United States of America.
		OHA was established as a trust, administered with a mandate to better the conditions of both native Hawaiians and the Hawaiian community in general.
		OHA was given control over certain lands returned to them, originally taken away with the establishment of the Territory of Hawaii in 1898.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hawaiian_people (1883 words)

	Office of Hawaiian Affairs [OHA] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Native Hawaiian land tenure built upon a system in which land is held in common for the benefit of all and upon the concept of "renewable resources." They establish a system whereby they can feed over 1,000,000 people without depleting or destroying resources for future generations.
		The intent of the Mahele is to divide the land equally among the King, the ali'i (nobles) and the maka'ainana (commoners).
		The Native Hawaiian population declines from an estimated 1,000,000 in 1778 to an alarming 22,600.
	www.oha.org /cat_content.asp?contentid=19&catid=42 (1931 words)

	Office of Hawaiian Affairs faces lawsuit - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Five Native Hawaiians have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the Office of Hawaiian Affairs illegally spends money meant only for those who are at least 50 percent Hawaiian.
		OHA administrator Clyde Namuo declined to comment on the lawsuit.
		OHA operates with a combination of trust funds, formed from its 20 percent share of ceded land revenue and money appropriated by the Legislature.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/10/14/office_of_hawaiian_affairs_faces_lawsuit (279 words)

	Eye on The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		OHA said the money is intended to help make up for chronic under-funding of charter schools by the Legislature, which has left many Hawaiian-focused schools in dire financial straits.
		Six of OHA's nine trustees agreed at a board meeting yesterday to send a strongly worded letter to Gov. Linda Lingle saying that they do not think the department has been fulfilling its mandate to manage the state's public lands for the benefit of native Hawaiians and other state residents.
		Instead we are a grass-roots organization that watches the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the leaders at OHA in order to make sure that they do their job and help its beneficiaries, Hawaiians, as they are mandated by law to do.
	www.officeofhawaiianaffairs.com (1631 words)

	SB1124 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Establishes transition provisions upon the ratification of a constitutional amendment that requires the abolition of the office of Hawaiian affairs; creates the Hawaiian autonomy trust, a private, nonprofit trust.
		The Hawaiian autonomy trust shall be a private, nonprofit corporate entity and shall not be a sovereign governmental entity.
		This Act shall take effect upon its approval and upon ratification of a state constitutional amendment requiring the abolition of the office of Hawaiian affairs and the creation of the Hawaiian autonomy trust, a private nonprofit corporation whose trustees are elected by state residents and whose beneficiaries are persons of Hawaiian and native Hawaiian ancestry.
	www.capitol.hawaii.gov /sessioncurrent/bills/SB1124_.htm (880 words)

	Hawaiian Programs
		Lawyers for a non-Native Hawaiian student are urging the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to deny Kamehameha Schools' request for a rehearing on the court's 2-1 decision declaring the school admission policy a violation of federal civil rights law.
		In a second legal setback for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in nine days, the Hawai'i Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit that OHA had hoped would lead to recovering at least $150 million from the state related to revenues from lands once belonging to the Hawaiian kingdom.
		Hawaiian society was primarily based upon the land, the 'aina, and on the family, the 'ohana.
	hawaiiankingdom.info /C1295638618 (3975 words)

	World History :: Encyclopedia Index -- Of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/Of.htm (196 words)

	Hawaiian Native Rights and Self Determination - FCNL Issues
		The unique situation of indigenous Hawaiians has already been recognized; in 1993, as the start of a reconciliation process, they received an apology from the U.S. government for the way their land was appropriated and the way they suffered and were subjugated.
		Native Hawaiians lost a case before the Supreme Court in 2000 because the justices did not recognize them or their government offices as comparable to tribes and tribal governments.
		Recently, some non-native Hawaiians have challenged limitations based on ancestry for the trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; entry to the famous Kamehameha School established for students of Native Hawaiian ancestry; access to homesteading opportunities on land set apart for Native Hawaiians; and other programs for indigenous people.
	www.fcnl.org /issues/item.php?item_id=1251&issue_id=111 (1687 words)

	LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Of' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /o/of/index.html (82 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin News /2005/05/30/
		Many Hawaiians believe a catalog of all living Hawaiians, estimated at 400,000 worldwide, is the key to founding a nation, or at least gaining federal recognition, for Hawaii's native people.
		Many Hawaiians were inspired by the 1993 centennial of the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and a congressional apology for the U.S.-backed coup that same year.
		The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a state agency, is funding the ads and the sign-up effort, but Administrator Clyde Namuo said the registry is free of state or federal influence because the information is stored in an independent repository.
	starbulletin.com /2005/05/30/news/story4.html (747 words)

	World Affairs: Ethnic nationalism versus American constitutionalism: the impact of Rice v. Cayetano - Hawaiian voting ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Hawaiian Islands were united as a kingdom under the rule of Kamehameha I in the early 1800s.
		and Hawaiians." (15) By state law, members of the OHA board of trustees must be "Hawaiians," a definition with two categories, "native Hawaiian" and "Hawaiian," both of which are contingent on patterns of kinship and descent by blood, the first previous to 1778, and the second, as of that year.
		Because he is not a Hawaiian in accordance with the two definitions above (although he is a descendant of pre-annexation residents of the islands), his application to vote in the elections was denied by the state.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2393/is_3_164/ai_84841829 (1452 words)

	AIA Directory Item
		Mission Statement: To malama (protect) Hawaii's people and environmental resources and OHA's assets, toward ensuring the perpetuation of the culture, the enhancement of lifestyle and the protection of entitlements of Native Hawaiians, while enabling the building of a strong and healthy Hawaiian people and nation, recognized nationally and internationally.
		Under the direction of nine trustees elected statewide, OHA has functioned operationally as both a government agency with a strong degree of autonomy, and as a trust.
		The mix of trust funds, earmarked for Hawaiians of at least 50 percent blood quantum, and general funds, provided annually by the Legislature, allows OHA to serve Hawaiians of any blood quantum.
	www.asiansinamerica.org /directory/items/dc_oha.html (233 words)

	Demonstration vs bill that creates state trust for Hawaiian affairs
		Hawaiian Studies teacher Linda Galindo gave her 43-member class an option today of staying at Waianae High or participating in a demonstration at the state Capitol.
		The exuberant crowd recited Hawaiian songs and chants, before the Hawaiian rap group Sudden Rush performed a rap song that got both kupuna and keiki waving and chanting to the hip-hop music.
		Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Rowena Akana said all Hawaiians have a common thread spiritually that cannot be suppressed or captured.
	www.hawaii-nation.org /case-protest.html (580 words)

	The Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement: Non-Hawaiians - 2. SOVEREIGNTY AND SELF-DETERMINATION
		The major Hawaiian organizations discussed in this chapter are the Sovereign Nation-State of Hawai'i (Nation of Hawai'i), Ka Pakaukau, Ka Lahui Hawai'i, the Institute for the Advancement of Hawaiian Affairs (IAHA), and the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).
		Some argue that as citizens of the Hawaiian nation in 1893 were of a multitude of races who remained loyal to the Queen and supported Hawaiian independence, the right of self-determination should be based on allegiance and loyalty to Hawai'i.
		While the vast majority of Hawaiian citizens were Native Hawaiians, citizenship was based on allegiance and loyalty to the place one considered his or her "homeland." Consequently, he suggests that in asserting self-determination, the "self"--or collective group--should not be solely the indigenous people of Hawai'i, but must include those who consider Hawai'i their homeland.
	www.hookele.com /non-hawaiians/chapter2.html (3836 words)

	Hawai`i, Agreement Would Protect 25K Acres of HI Forest: The Trust for Public Land
		On Aug. 26, the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs unanimously committed to providing the necessary $250,000 in gap funding toward the purchase, as well as ongoing funding for planning and management.
		OHA is acquiring the area to protect the natural and cultural resources on the land, to guarantee that Native Hawaiians can continue to exercise traditional and customary activities on the land, and to ensure that OHA can pass it on to a sovereign governing entity.
		The purchase represents a unique land protection opportunity for OHA due to the natural and cultural significance of the parcel, the size of the area (nearly as large as Kahoÿolawe), and because the direct acquisition costs to OHA are less than 10 dollars an acre.
	www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=19987&folder_id=269 (1552 words)

	Motion to Intervene in OHA v State of Hawai'i
		Cayetano, 120 S.Ct. 1044 (February 23, 2000) that the definitions of "Hawaiian" and "native Hawaiian" are racial classifications.
		Indeed the State Attorney General's office has a conflict of interest and is disqualified from representing the interests of movants or even the State in this case because the A.G. represents the interests of the adverse party, OHA, in Rice v.
		The State Attorney General's office has a conflict of interest and is disqualified from representing the interests of movants or even the State in this case because it represents the interests of the adverse party, OHA, in Rice v.
	www.angelfire.com /hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/BurgessMotionInterveneOHA.html (925 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The latest challenge to Hawaiian-only government programs, such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaiian Homelands, was filed 18 months ago.
		Hawaiian homesteaders sought commuters' support for homelands Monday morning as they rallied outside federal court.
		Mollway said the delay was needed because a recent appeals court ruling may impact her decision.
	www.officer.com /news/IBS/kitv/news-1778133.html (346 words)

	Hawaii State Constitution - Article XII - Hawaiian Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thirty percent of the state receipts derived from the leasing of cultivated sugarcane lands under any provision of law or from water licenses shall be transferred to the native Hawaiian rehabilitation fund, section 213 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, for the purposes enumerated in that section.
		The Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall hold title to all the real and personal property now or hereafter set aside or conveyed to it which shall be held in trust for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians.
		There shall be a board of trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs elected by qualified voters who are Hawaiians, as provided by law.
	www.hawaii-nation.org /const-state-art12.html (520 words)

	Democracy Cell Project - Forums -> HI- The AKAKA Bill learn the real truth!
		OHA is funded mainly by revenues from ceded lands -- 1.8 million acres taken by the U.S. government after annexation and later transferred to the state -- but also some taxpayer money.
		It establishes the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations in the Department of the Interior to serve as a liaison between Native Hawaiians and the United States.
		The bill establishes a certification commission to be composed of Native Hawaiians with expertise in genealogy to certify that those individuals who are applying to be on the roll meet the definition of Native Hawaiian.
	www.democracycellproject.net /forum/index.php?showtopic=771 (5212 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:haw
		Ethnic population: 400,000 in Hawaii (2003 Office of Hawaiian Affairs), 18.8% of the population (1990 Hawaii State Dept. of Health), and 99,269 ethnic Hawaiians on the USA mainland (1990 census), including 24,245 in California.
		Ethnic Hawaiians include 8,244 pure Hawaiian, 72,809 between 50% and 99% Hawaiian, 127,523 less than 50% Hawaiian in Hawaii (1984 Office of Hawaiian Affairs).
		Hawaiian Islands, mainly Ni'ihau Island and the Big Island of Hawai'i, some on all the other islands.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=haw (316 words)

	Office of Hawaiian Affairs [OHA]
		On Nov. 4, 1980, 43,000 Hawaiian voters, voting for their own native political leaders for the first time in more than a century, elected the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ first board of nine trustees.
		A quarter of a century later, OHA’s history mirrors the vibrant growth of the Native Hawaiian community in bringing social, economic, political, environmental, cultural and historical issues to the forefront.
		Hawaiian social study shows some progress, but continued lags
	www.oha.org (181 words)

	CNHA - BillTracker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to make all necessary and appropriate disbursements of its moneys by issuing checks in its own name and by any other means.
		Provides the operating budget of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007.
		Involves the University of Hawaii at Manoa Kualii Council in the determination of necessary qualifications of personnel of the Office of Hawaiian language medium education, and in the addressing of Hawaiian language medium education through Hawaiian immersion teacher education and curriculum development.
	www.hawaiiancouncil.org /index.php?topic=BillTracker (618 words)

	Attorney General Opinions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Laws 278, the Legislature amended the section 88-21 definition to read, in pertinent part, "Elective officers, elective officials": any person elected to a public office, except as a delegate to a constitutional convention, member of the board of education or trustee of the office of Hawaiian affairs.
		It can likewise be said that if continued membership in the System by members of the Board of Education, delegates to the constitutional convention, and trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is to be a property interest at all, it can only be such because continued membership is conferred upon them by state law.
		Because the statutory entitlement which constitutional convention delegates, trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and members of the Board of Education may have enjoyed prior to July 1, 1982, no longer exists, no due process violation can be claimed.
	www.hsba.org /hsba/Legal_Research/Hawaii/AG/op87-4.cfm (2297 words)

	Nepotism, Sole-Source Contracting, and Corruption -- How OHA, Hawaiian Homelands, and Kamehameha School/Bishop Estate ...
		The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has hired a well-known law and lobbying firm in Washington to add muscle to its push for a bill that would give Hawaiians federal recognition.
		OHA trustees on Thursday authorized a maximum of $450,000 for expenditures by Patton Boggs, LLP, an international law firm that the board hired after conducting interviews last week in Washington, said Clyde Namu'o, OHA administrator.
		The developer is the brother of OHA Chairman Clayton Hee, and his small company was assembled with most of its management employees having close relationships with OHA, Kamehameha School/Bishop Estate, the Hawai'i legislature, and the political establishment.
	www.angelfire.com /hi2/hawaiiansovereignty/AkakaNepotismCorruption.html (6290 words)

	CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPROVES MEASURE TO "FORGIVE" STATE OF HAWAII AND OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS REPAYMENT OF $30 ...
		In addition, at Senator Inouye's request, the Senate clarified the ceded land "forgiveness" provision to ensure that it not be construed to negate the State of Hawaii's obligations to OHA under state law.
		I have viewed my role as aiding in alleviating the accumulated debt to reduce the pressure, and thereby allow the State and OHA to return to the negotiating table to work toward a mutually acceptable course of action that accepts as a premise, the existence of an obligation.
		Section 335 ensures that the State of Hawaii and OHA would not be required to return funds already in their possession.
	inouye.senate.gov /97pr/97pr111.html (806 words)

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