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Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Ka Wai Ola Monthly Column - March 2022

Nonprofits, community groups selected to Kaiāulu Ho‘okipa Impact Studio program

Published in the November issue of Ka Wai Ola, OHA’s monthly newsletter. Kuhikuhi.com, a collaboration between NaHHA, the Native Hawaiian Chambers, Kamehameha Schools, and OHA, features a one-stop-shop for Native Hawaiian owned businesses.

NaHHA joins our Native Hawaiian community and native peoples beyond our shores in celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Watch an info session with NaHHA and travel2change on Kaiāulu Hoʻokipa, a partnership to help Hawaiʻi non-profit organizations and community groups build capacity to host experiences for kamaʻāina and visitors.

HTA has announced that it is resuming its Community Enrichment Program, which supports community-based projects, festivals and events that enhance resident and visitor experiences, and create opportunities for meaningful economic development.

NaHHA and travel2change are partnering to help Hawaiʻi non-profit organizations and community groups build capacity to host experiences for kamaʻāina and visitors.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) has announced that it is resuming its Kūkulu Ola and Aloha ‘Āina programs, and seeking proposals from the community.

As planning continues for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC), to be hosted in Hawaiʻi for the first time June 6–16, 2024, the official state commission responsible for the festival has opened recruitment for a Festival Director.

NaHHA’s Executive Director Mālia Sanders recently joined the Hawaiʻi Real podcast, hosted by Io Keehu. Mālia talked about her journey at NaHHA, the importance of NaHHA’s work, and the meaning of mana and aloha.

HTA has published the 2021-2024 O‘ahu Destination Management Action Plan, a guide to rebuild, redefine and reset the direction of tourism on O‘ahu. The community-based plan is part of HTA’s work toward Mālama Ku‘u Home (caring for my beloved home) and its accelerated efforts underway to manage tourism in a regenerative manner.

Hawaiʻi’s Native Hawaiian Chambers of Commerce and the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association are proud to announce Kuhikuhi.com, a project to help direct more customers to Native Hawaiian-owned businesses.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority announced its pivot to become a more effective destination management organization and the promotions of two key executives who will help guide the initiatives outlined in HTA’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan.

As the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association prepares to commemorate its 25th anniversary next year, the board of directors proudly announces the appointment of a new Executive Director, and the addition of three new members to the board.

Dates announces for the 2021 Ka Huina Conference, where we will explore the nexus in Hawaiʻi of tradition and innovation, where community, culture, tourism and sustainability meet.

A coalition of community leaders, cultural authorities, and visitor industry experts held a press conference in opposition of eleventh-hour gut-and-replace legislation that threatens to eliminate three of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s four strategic pillars, removing the agency’s ability to effectively manage tourism.