NHO Notifications

Interior Department’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations Awards $1 Million in NATIVE Act Grants to Native Hawaiian Organizations

Hawaii, Policy Management and Budget, Native Americans, Press Release

Department of the Interior bison seal set against green mountainous background.

9/29/2023

Office of Native Hawaiian Relations

Eight Native Hawaiian organizations share $1 million in 2023 grants under the Office's Heritage Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI) Program funded under the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act.

Interior and State Departments Consult Before Drafting Regulations to Implement STOP Act

Hawaii, Policy Management and Budget, Native Americans, Press Release

7/21/2023

The U.S. Departments of the Interior and State are seeking input from Tribes and the Native Hawaiian Community on the development of regulations to implement the STOP Act. The STOP Act directs Interior, in coordination with the Departments of State, Justice, and Homeland Security, to regulate export of Native American, including Native Hawaiian, cultural items and to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items from overseas back to Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations (NHO) in the United States.

Interior Department’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations Announces $1 Million in NATIVE Act Funding for Native Hawaiian Organizations

Hawaii, Policy Management and Budget, Native Americans, Press Release

4/21/2023

Interior Department’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations Announces $1 Million in NATIVE Act Funding for Native Hawaiian Organizations

DOI Invites Native Hawaiian Community Leaders to Consult on Proposed NAGPRA Regulations

Bureau of Indian Affairs, National Park Service, Hawaii, Office of the Secretary, Press Release

12/2/2022

The Department is proposing revisions to its Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act regulations. Native Hawaiian Community consultations are scheduled for January 9th and 10th and comments are due by January 31st, 2023.

DOI Consults on its Native Hawaiian Community Consultation Policy and Procedures

United States, Hawaii, Native Americans, Press Release

10/18/2022

The Department and its Office of Native Hawaiian Relations are consulting with the Native Hawaiian Community on the Department's policy and procedures for consultation with the Native Hawaiian Community by any of its bureaus and offices. The policy and procedures are proposed for the Departmental Manual under series 30, Intergovernmental Relations, in a new part 513 as chapters 1 and 2, and will be cited as 513 DM 1 and 513 DM 2, respectively. The comment period has been extended and closes on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

Native Hawaiian Federal Interagency Working Group MOU Signed - Archive

Hawaii, Native Americans, Press Release

11/14/2016

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The Native Hawaiian Federal Interagency Working Group (Working Group) was first established in February 2011, with the signing of an MOU between the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In November 2016, a new MOU was executed extending the Working Group’s formal existence to 2021 and adding the Small Business Administration to the group.

Seeking Input on Proposed Amendment to the HHCA - Archive

Press Release

7/29/2016

The U.S. Department of the Interior is seeking input regarding Act 173, 2014 Hawaii Session Laws. This state law proposes to amend the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (HHCA) by permitting the State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to lease by direct negotiation and at fair market rents, and for a term not to exceed five years, any improvements on Hawaiian home lands, or portions thereof, that are owned or controlled by the DHHL.

Interior Department Announces Native Hawaiian Home Lands Rule - Archive

Native Americans, Hawaii, Press Release

5/10/2016

The Department of the Interior released a rule to clarify the process for federal review of land exchanges involving Hawaiian home lands and amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act proposed by the State of Hawaii.

Office of Native Hawaiian Relations Releases Native Hawaiian Community Guide to Federal Programs and Services - Archive

Native Americans, Hawaii, Press Release

5/10/2016

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations released the new Native Hawaiian Community 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.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Protections for 10 Animal and 39 Plant Species in the State of Hawaii - Archive

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation, Hawaii, Press Release

Labordia lorenciana (no common name) Photo credit: Michelle Clark USFWS

10/20/2015

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing to add 49 species in Hawaii to the list of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. The Service will not be designating Critical Habitat for these species at this time due to insufficient information.

Interior Department Proposes Pathway for Re-establishing a Government-to-Government Relationship with the Native Hawaiian Community - Archive

9/29/2015

Under the new proposal, the Native Hawaiian community — not the Federal government — would decide whether to reorganize a Native Hawaiian government, what form that government would take, and whether it would seek a government-to-government relationship with the United States.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Welcomes 4th Grade Students Through Every Kid in a Park Initiative - Archive

National Park Service, Hawaii, White House, Youth, Press Release

9/3/2015

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park invites all fourth grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting today, fourth grade students can now go to www.everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks.

DOINews: Publication of Proposed Hawaiian Home Land Rules Governing Land Exchanges and Amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act - Archive

Hawaii, Office of the Secretary, Native Americans, Press Release

5/8/2015

Washington, D.C. - The Department is seeking comments on proposed Federal rules that seek to clarify how we review land exchanges involving Hawaiian home lands and amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act proposed by the State of Hawai‘i.

Interior Considers Procedures to Reestablish a Government-to-Government Relationship with the Native Hawaiian Community - Archive

Hawaii, Office of the Secretary, Native Americans, Press Release

6/18/2014

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a first step to consider reestablishing a government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian community.

U.S. Census Bureau Interviews Hires for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey - Archive

Hawaii, Office of the Secretary, Native Americans, Press Release

6/17/2014

The US Census Bureau needs to quickly hire interviewers in Hawai’i to work on the NHPI National Health Interview Survey. Most immediate is the need to hire in Hilo, Hawai’i and Oahu, but hiring will also be done on Maui and Kauai.

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