Derrick Kahala Watson Confirmed to Hawaii District Court

ICTMN Staff
April 23, 2013
Derrick Kahala Watson on April 18, further helped diversify the federal court system when the United States Senate voted unanimously, 94-0, in confirming Watson to the U.S...

Native Hawaiians Get a State Recognized Roll

Cliff Matias
February 12, 2013
Native Hawaiians from across the islands gathered on the lawn of Iolani Palace to celebrate their recognition on January 20...

Addressing the Native Hawaiian Inmate Issue

Cliff Matias
January 23, 2013
On December 27 th the Hawaiian justice system addressed the issue of Native Hawaiians being more likely to serve a prison sentence than any other ethnic groups in their home state,...

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Gets Out the Native Hawaiian Vote With 'Hawaiian Voice, Hawaiian Vote' Campaign

Michelle Tirado
October 10, 2012
A multi-phased campaign spearheaded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has netted thousands of new registered voters for the state of Hawaii...

Indian Affairs Committee Hangs Native Hawaiian Art for the First Time

ICTMN Staff
September 27, 2012
For the first time, a piece of Native Hawaiian art is hanging in the room where the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D...

PBS NewsHour Hosts American Indian Panel on Coping With Climate Change July 19

ICTMN Staff
July 19, 2012
Earlier today we noted a segment of PBS NewsHour devoted to the Swinomish of Washington State, who are facing steep declines in salmon population —a bad omen for a tribe whose name...

Transit of Venus, Hawaiian Natives and the Cosmos

ICTMN Staff
June 05, 2012
It’s no accident that NASA and other institutions are broadcasting the 2012 transit of Venus from observatories on Hawaii...

From Neglect to Healing and Joy: Coming to Terms With a Fragmented Past

Richard Walker
January 22, 2012
For decades, musician-singer Sonia Lien hid her Native Hawaiian heritage...

Native Hawaiian Recognition Suffers Latest Setback

Rob Capriccioso
December 23, 2011
WASHINGTON – Native Hawaiians who want to be federally recognized as sovereign entities, much like American Indian tribal citizens, have suffered another setback from a U.S...

New Partnership Hopes to Reach 700 Hawaiians Across the State

ICTMN Staff
December 11, 2011
A newly formed partnership was announced December 2 between the State of Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the nonprofit Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) th...

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