Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 12, 1 December 2014 — RISE BE HEARD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RISE BE HEARD

In April, OHA's nation-building efforts | included 20 town hall-style meetings j held statewide, canvassing of Hawaiian homestead communities and conducting outreach at events such as the Merrie Monarch Royal Parade in Hilo. The community engagement efforts resulted i in an estimated 1 0,000 Hawaiians who j signed up to have a voice in shaping the I re-established Hawaiian nation. - Photo: I Alice Malepeai Silbanuz

2014

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Throughout the year, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs works with various segments of the Hawaiian community to address everything from education and culture to economic self-sufficiency and land and water issues. Nation building, buoyed by the 2011 passage of a state law calling for an official roll of qualified Native Hawaiians to help shape a governing entity, continued as a priority, with more education and outreach planned leading up to a convention in 2015. Here are a few highlights of 2014, captured by OHA's Digital Media Program.