Peter Apo: How Should We Define Hawaiian In The 21st Century? - Honolulu Civil Beat
From bloodline to living aloha, there are many ways for one to be Hawaiian.
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Peter Apo is a former trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and legislator. He is the president of the Peter Apo Company, a cultural tourism consulting company to the visitor industry. He has also been the arts and culture director for Honolulu, the city’s director of Waikiki Development and served as special assistant on Hawaiian affairs to Gov. Ben Cayetano.
The Canadian Astronomical Society, a major partner of the Thirty Meter Telescope’s international partners, recently announced that they cannot support moving forward without the consent of the Native Hawaiian community.
The commission known as PACE was formed through the adoption of a Hawaii Supreme Court rule earlier this year, incidentally, a day after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
June 9, 2021 at 5:30 am
The Kohala Center received a $150,000 grant that will support the native Hawaiian community through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ (OHA) ‘Ohana and Community Based Program Grant for Hawaiʻi Island.
The grant will enable the center to address the interrelated needs of ‘āina, kānaka (people), and mo‘omeheu in the ahupua‘a (traditional mountain-to-sea land division) of Kawaihae in leeward Kohala, which includes the Honokoa watershed. Through its “Ho‘olauna Kawaihae: Building pilina through respectful engagement” initiative, The Center will use the grant funds to research, learn, assess, and incorporate ancestral practices to engage respectfully in restoring dryland native forests in the ahupua‘a and strengthening reciprocal relationships between its people and the natural environment.
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced it is making $1 million available for emergency financial assistance for Native Hawaiians.
Native Hawaiians who are at least eighteen years old and in financial hardship are encouraged to apply for OHA’s Ka Wailele Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
Ka Wailele will provide up to $1,500 per household to pay rent, mortgage and utility bills. Payments will be made directly to landlords, mortgage lenders or utility providers.
Sylvia Hussy, the CEO of OHA, said, We’ve discovered many things that are not uniquely Hawaiian. COVID impacts communities that have multiple generations who are in over-exposed areas of industry.
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