Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 5, 1 May 1990 — OHA programs benefit all Hawaiians [ARTICLE]

OHA programs benefit all Hawaiians

k Program OHA Programs Impact/ Benefit Programs OHA Programs Impact/Benefit Ho'olokahi Ho'olokahi, Hawaiian Unitv 50,000 Hawaiians Ku'ikahi A Na Kupuna. All Hawaiians. Day. Jan 23, 1988. demonstrate unity OHA sponsored Kupuna at Aloha Stadium. Conference, in 1988, 1989, 1990. Ho'olako Appropriation provided by trus- All Hawaiians. tees to fund initial admini- Laau Lapaau Conference All Hawaiians. strative costs. Additional on Hawaiian herbal staff support provided through- medicine, out the program. 'Ohana of Hawai'i Educators 150 educators Ceded Lands Negotiations with governor All Hawaiians. f'OHE) Conference. participated in on OHA's ceded land entitle- Nov. 1988. ments is continuing with one package before 1990 legislature. Reparations Preparation of reparations All Hawaiians. Economic Business Assistance Provides assistance bill for Congress is con- Development Program. to Hawaiians tinuing. in business planning, expansion, technical Grants Identification, application All Hawaiians. and financial services, and receipt of federal grants benefitting OHA beneficiaries, OHA community grants Sixteen grants totalling millions of dollars, program. awarded, totalling including self help housing $65,198 in fiscal and drug abuse prevention. year 1985-86. Grant assistance programs All Hawaiians. OHA/Sears Aloha Week All Hawaiians. and workshojg^|; .Nativp Promotions, 1987/ Havdaiiah orgaraaatibtps apply- 1988. ing for federal ancT&mer grants. Statewide OHA entrepre- Provided training for neurship training program 142 Native Hawaiians. Land and Native Hawaiian Land Has served over Natural Resources Title Project. 2,000 clients. Has $3 million Native Hawaiian Provides repayable recovered about 250 Revolving Loan Fund business loans for acres of land. Value (NHRLF). Native Hawaiians of land and cash over a four-year recovered is approx- period, imately $6.133.630. of which over p f Health and Hina Mauka, alcohol abuse All Hawaiians. turned to UHA. .. „ . . .... .. Human Services rehabilitation project. Preservation of Luluku from All Hawaiians and ,,, , , H-3 construction through the general public. Street Law Diversionary All Hawaiians. lawsuit and memorandum s agreement (MOA). Assistance to homeless All Hawaiians. Preservation of historic sites All Hawaiians and beach people. during realignment of Ali'i the general public. AUJ e , . A1_ r. Drive in Kona through MOA. Substance Abuse All Hawanans. vention Education Program. Agreement with Ni'ihau All Hawaiians. . .... , ,, . n A • Ranch to protect Ni'ihau from Self-Help Housing Program. Assistance to as helicopter encroachment. many as 75 Hawaiian famines Series of MOAs on native AH Hawaiians. in building their burials. own homes' Computerization of public All Hawaiians. Pufblic . 57'°°u ^ land inventory Information Ka Wai Ola O OHA. month. Mailed to all OHA households in Native Hawaiian Institute of All Hawaiians. an<? ma'n~ , Culture and Art headed by lar?d Hawanans, and OHA chair. delivered to decision makers throughout MOA between OHA and Ca- All Hawaiians. Ha wai i nadian Tr'bal Councils. Recorded 24-hour informa- All Hawaiians. Education Graduate level scholarships Assisted 43 Native t'on botline, radio news to Native Hawaiians. Hawaiians to purs, -e reportS' P/ess releases' graduate studies news conference. (1985 and 1986). Kupuna Program, now in its All Hawaiians. Government Neighbor Island offices. All Hawaiians. fifth year, provides training and Community and support to the state s De Affairs partment of Education kupuna. Legislative lobbying All Hawaiians. 'Aha Opio O OHA (1988 Participation of 51 M . . mM, A1] u and 1989), Youth Legisla- Hawaiian students Maintenance of OHA All ture. (1990 'Aha Opio sche- from throughout the [f,pr?Sena 1V^5 11? duled for Jme.) state learning about Washington, D.C. anTcSr^rough Voter education and All Hawaiians. participation and registration. ii workshops.