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A kukui (candlenut) lamp set in a pohaku (stone).
A kukui (candlenut) lamp set in a pohaku (stone).

HŌʻIHI Program - Open Grant Opportunity

The HŌʻIHI Program implements the NATIVE Act, providing opportunities for the Native Hawaiian Community to participate in the national travel and tourism strategy and advance self-determination. Learn more and find a link to the grant opportunity that closes on June 7, 2022.
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Coronavirus, COVID-19; photo credit CDC
Coronavirus, COVID-19; photo credit CDC

Federal Resources Addressing COVID-19 and Its Impacts

Link to Federal Government's response to COVID-19 pandemic as well as topical listings of various agency programs and services addressing impacts of COVID-19 on our communities.
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Terraced Lo'i
Terraced Lo'i

Guide to Federal Programs and Services

The guide identifies Federal program and grant opportunities in health, housing, education, and labor for which members of the Native Hawaiian Community and Native Hawaiian organizations may apply.
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Kalaupapa National Historical Park and Peninsula, Molokai
Kalaupapa National Historical Park and Peninsula, Molokai

E-Learning: NHOs in the Section 106 Process

ACHP's e-Learning course is designed to assist Native Hawaiian Community members and leaders advance their understanding of the Section 106 review process and increase awareness of strategies for engaging in consultation.
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U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Franklin Lane 1913-1920
U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Franklin Lane 1913-1920

DOI's HHCA Reference Guide Online

DOI's HHCA Reference Guide has an annotation key that identifies the original 1921 text of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and subsequent amendments and proposed amendments. Annual updates to the Guide will be posted online and available through this link.
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Young fern photo
Young fern photo

Update of DoD Instruction on Consulting NHOs by October 2021

Federal Interagency Working Group participating agency Department of Defense plans to update DoDI 4710.03 regarding Consultation with Native Hawaiian Organizations by October 2021. Check their webpage for status and updates.
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Close-up of the young leaves or leaf bud of the ʻōhiʻa
Close-up of the young leaves or leaf bud of the ʻōhiʻa

The ʻŌhiʻa Challenge

ONHR teamed with the National Park Service and Conservation X Labs to administer this important Challenge to address Rapid ‘Ōhiʻa Death. See the winning and finalist solutions. You may also learn more from an Emmy-winning documentary by visiting savingohia.com.
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Halemaʻumaʻu within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (photo credit: NPS/J. Wei)
Halemaʻumaʻu within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (photo credit: NPS/J. Wei)

Free Entrance Days in the National Parks - 2021

On six days in 2021, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone, including Haleakalā National Park, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, and Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.
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Holei Sea Arch
Holei Sea Arch

Federal Interagency Working Group

In November 2016, a new MOU was signed by the Working Group's members to extend its formal existence to 2021 and add the Small Business Administration to the Group.
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Former Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Parcel in ʻEwa Beach, Oʻahu
Former Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Parcel in ʻEwa Beach, Oʻahu

HHLRA Land Settlement

Background and status of the 1995 Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act land settlement provided here. Currently pending transfer of the former Pacific Tsunami Warning Center parcel in ʻEwa Beach, Oʻahu, into the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust.
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State of Hawai‘i Office of Environmental Quality Control’s The Environmental Notice
NHO Notifications Archive