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June 7, 2018
OHA ANNOUNCES DISASTER RELIEF PACKAGE FOR KAUAʻI AND HAWAIʻI COMMUNITES
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June 7, 2018
OHA ANNOUNCES DISASTER RELIEF PACKAGE FOR KAUAʻI AND HAWAIʻI COMMUNITES
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HONOLULU – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced a relief package of emergency loans and $500,000 in aid for Native Hawaiians impacted by the natural disasters on Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island.
“Our deepest aloha goes out to the people whose lives have been turned upside down by these natural disasters,” said OHA Chair Colette Machado. “What is being announced today is just the first phase of OHA’s assistance to our beneficiaries on Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island. We will continue to work with these communities to understand their ongoing needs, and we also will be developing initiatives that provide longer term assistance.”
At a meeting this morning, the OHA Board approved $500,000 in disaster relief aid that will include funds for one-time, financial assistance to qualified Native Hawaiian households on both islands and qualified kalo farmers on Kauaʻi, and funds to address other health-related issues caused by the eruptions on Hawaiʻi Island.
The elements of the disaster relief package were based on specific requests from the Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi communities. Kauaʻi and Niʻihau Trustee Dan Ahuna led a team of OHA staff on a site visit in May to assess damages sustained by the Native Hawaiian communities in Wainiha and Hāʻena. In addition, Hawaiʻi Trustee Robert K. Lindsey Jr. and island staff have been in constant dialogue with community leaders to gauge the needs of those affected by the lava.
“We mahalo the many in our community, from the individuals to the grassroots organizations, who came forward immediately to provide kōkua to those in need,” Ahuna said. “Our community has thrived through crisis before because we always come together. We understand that our role here at OHA is to follow the lead of the community and provide assistance as appropriate.”
Trustee Lindsey also recognized the community-driven relief efforts on Hawaiʻi Island.
“I have so much aloha for the many who just showed up, rolled up their sleeves and helped,” said Lindsey. “In these times of uncertainty, it’s comforting to know that your neighbors are always here for you.”
Disaster Relief Loan Program
In addition, OHA’s Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund (NHRLF) Board of Directors yesterday approved a new disaster relief loan. Native Hawaiians experiencing a loss as a result of the disasters are now eligible for loans of up to $20,000 at four percent interest with up to six months of deferred payments. Loans may be used for home improvement, vehicle repair or replacement, or business stabilization.
The NHRLF was established in 1985 and funded and overseen by the federal Administration of Native Americans. OHA administers NHRLF and the fund currently has $15 million available to lend.
In addition, OHA administers a separate consumer micro loan program that provides low-cost loans to Native Hawaiians experiencing temporary financial hardship due to unforeseen events. Loans of up to $7,500 with a five percent interest rate can be used for unexpected home or auto repair and emergency health situations.
For information about these loans, visit www.oha.org/loans or call 594-1888.
Accessing OHA’s Relief Aid
The emergency proclamations Gov. David Ige signed for Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island will allow OHA to expedite contracting with vendors to provide these relief services. OHA is in the process of securing vendor contracts for Kauaʻi. Meanwhile, intake forms for flood relief assistance are currently available at www.oha.org/kauai and can be submitted to OHA starting on June 12 at OHA’s Kauaʻi office located at 4405 Kukui Grove St., Suite 103 in Līhuʻe.
OHA staff will be accepting intake forms and providing information on our relief aid efforts at several events on Kauaʻi next week, including the Kauaʻi Flood Relief Resources Fair on June 16 at Hanalei Elementary School.
OHA is in the process of securing vendor contracts for Hawaiʻi Island. Meanwhile, intake forms for lava relief assistance are currently available at www.oha.org/puna and may be submitted to OHA starting on June 12 at OHA’s Hilo office located at Wailoa Plaza, Suite 20-CDE, 399 Hualani Street. The completed forms will be forwarded to vendors once they are selected.
Impacted beneficiaries may visit www.oha.org/kauai and www.oha.org/puna for information on the agency’s disaster relief efforts, including intake forms for relief assistance, upcoming resource events and other updates.
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See More“Our deepest aloha goes out to the people whose lives have been turned upside down by these natural disasters,” said OHA Chair Colette Machado. “What is being announced today is just the first phase of OHA’s assistance to our beneficiaries on Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island. We will continue to work with these communities to understand their ongoing needs, and we also will be developing initiatives that provide longer term assistance.”
At a meeting this morning, the OHA Board approved $500,000 in disaster relief aid that will include funds for one-time, financial assistance to qualified Native Hawaiian households on both islands and qualified kalo farmers on Kauaʻi, and funds to address other health-related issues caused by the eruptions on Hawaiʻi Island.
The elements of the disaster relief package were based on specific requests from the Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi communities. Kauaʻi and Niʻihau Trustee Dan Ahuna led a team of OHA staff on a site visit in May to assess damages sustained by the Native Hawaiian communities in Wainiha and Hāʻena. In addition, Hawaiʻi Trustee Robert K. Lindsey Jr. and island staff have been in constant dialogue with community leaders to gauge the needs of those affected by the lava.
“We mahalo the many in our community, from the individuals to the grassroots organizations, who came forward immediately to provide kōkua to those in need,” Ahuna said. “Our community has thrived through crisis before because we always come together. We understand that our role here at OHA is to follow the lead of the community and provide assistance as appropriate.”
Trustee Lindsey also recognized the community-driven relief efforts on Hawaiʻi Island.
“I have so much aloha for the many who just showed up, rolled up their sleeves and helped,” said Lindsey. “In these times of uncertainty, it’s comforting to know that your neighbors are always here for you.”
Disaster Relief Loan Program
In addition, OHA’s Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund (NHRLF) Board of Directors yesterday approved a new disaster relief loan. Native Hawaiians experiencing a loss as a result of the disasters are now eligible for loans of up to $20,000 at four percent interest with up to six months of deferred payments. Loans may be used for home improvement, vehicle repair or replacement, or business stabilization.
The NHRLF was established in 1985 and funded and overseen by the federal Administration of Native Americans. OHA administers NHRLF and the fund currently has $15 million available to lend.
In addition, OHA administers a separate consumer micro loan program that provides low-cost loans to Native Hawaiians experiencing temporary financial hardship due to unforeseen events. Loans of up to $7,500 with a five percent interest rate can be used for unexpected home or auto repair and emergency health situations.
For information about these loans, visit www.oha.org/loans or call 594-1888.
Accessing OHA’s Relief Aid
The emergency proclamations Gov. David Ige signed for Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island will allow OHA to expedite contracting with vendors to provide these relief services. OHA is in the process of securing vendor contracts for Kauaʻi. Meanwhile, intake forms for flood relief assistance are currently available at www.oha.org/kauai and can be submitted to OHA starting on June 12 at OHA’s Kauaʻi office located at 4405 Kukui Grove St., Suite 103 in Līhuʻe.
OHA staff will be accepting intake forms and providing information on our relief aid efforts at several events on Kauaʻi next week, including the Kauaʻi Flood Relief Resources Fair on June 16 at Hanalei Elementary School.
OHA is in the process of securing vendor contracts for Hawaiʻi Island. Meanwhile, intake forms for lava relief assistance are currently available at www.oha.org/puna and may be submitted to OHA starting on June 12 at OHA’s Hilo office located at Wailoa Plaza, Suite 20-CDE, 399 Hualani Street. The completed forms will be forwarded to vendors once they are selected.
Impacted beneficiaries may visit www.oha.org/kauai and www.oha.org/puna for information on the agency’s disaster relief efforts, including intake forms for relief assistance, upcoming resource events and other updates.
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Zuri CW Kaapana Aki to Hawai'i'imiloa: Status of the Hawaiian State
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Proposed construction of Homeland Defense Radar. Long term use of 160 acres of state agricultural land.
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Haleʻiwa: Tuesday, June 19 -- 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Sunset Beach Elementary School, 59-360 Kamehameha Highway
Honolulu: Wednesday, June 20 -- 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, 2685 N. Nimitz Highway
Waiʻanae: Thursday, June 21 -- 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Wai’anae High School, 85-251 Farrington Highway
EISPN can be found here:
http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/…/2018-06-08-OA-EISPN-Homeland-…
See MoreHonolulu: Wednesday, June 20 -- 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial Park, 2685 N. Nimitz Highway
Waiʻanae: Thursday, June 21 -- 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Wai’anae High School, 85-251 Farrington Highway
EISPN can be found here:
http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/…/2018-06-08-OA-EISPN-Homeland-…
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Professor Fujikane's testimony in opposition to the UH proposed rules for Mauna Kea lands. #kukiaimauna
Candace Fujikane
My testimony for the Board of Regent's meeting tomorrow on the proposed rules for Mauna Kea lands:
Aloha mai kākou e members of the UH Board of Regents:
My name... is Candace Fujikane, and I have been an English professor at the University of Hawaiʻi for the past 23 years. I am publishing work on Mauna a Wākea, and many of my colleagues across the UH campuses stand for the protection of Mauna a Wākea. Many of us are not Kanaka ‘Ōiwi, but we have grown aloha for the mauna and consider all actions in relation to the mauna in the context of the University’s mission to be a “Hawaiian place of learning.”
Aloha mai kākou e members of the UH Board of Regents:
My name... is Candace Fujikane, and I have been an English professor at the University of Hawaiʻi for the past 23 years. I am publishing work on Mauna a Wākea, and many of my colleagues across the UH campuses stand for the protection of Mauna a Wākea. Many of us are not Kanaka ‘Ōiwi, but we have grown aloha for the mauna and consider all actions in relation to the mauna in the context of the University’s mission to be a “Hawaiian place of learning.”
I urge you NOT to authorize the request in this action item on the BOR agenda for the governor’s approval for public hearings on proposed rules for Mauna a Wākea. My opposition stems from one concern: why was there no consultation with the petitioners in the TMT contested case hearing on rules like this before putting them forward for the Board of Regents? After eight months of 44 hearings, which have generated 44 volumes of transcripts, why werenʻt the petitioners consulted? They have clearly sacrificed their time, money and much more for their love for Mauna a Wākea. Even if the entity Kahu Kū Mauna was consulted in the making of these rules, the TMT contested case hearing shows that the Kahu Kū Mauna were often asked to merely “rubber stamp” documents. Why is it so difficult to work in good faith with the petitioners?
The rules raise a number of concerns regarding Hawaiian traditional and customary rights. Although §20-26-21 “Traditional and customary rights” recognizes Native Hawaiian customary and traditional practices, the danger is that this rule could reserve the Office of Mauna Kea Management’s authority to determine what is considered a “reasonable” exercise of tradition and cultural practice is. This is indeed a concern on the part of the general public because we have seen time and again the ways that Hawaiian traditional and customary rights are under assault, particularly when Hawaiians today engage in cultural practices of setting up ahu on the mauna, practices that are labelled as “vandalism.”
Furthermore, that rule states that “(c) Where a particular activity may impact existing cultural natural, or scientific resources, persons proposing to conduct such activities are encouraged to consult with OMKM and Kahu Kū Mauna to obtain a special use permit, under section 20-26-65.” Although this rule states that practices with minimal impacts will not need permitting, there is no agreement about how “impact” shall be determined.
§20-26-23 Preservation of property. The following activities are prohibited within the UH management areas: (3) Entering and remaining within any portion of the UH management areas developed or used by the university for educational or research purposes, after being asked to leave the area by an authorized agent or law enforcement officer.” As we saw during the trial of kiaʻi mauna who were arrested for “trespass,” the judge in the case ruled in favor of the protectors, stating that it was a choice between “the lesser of two evils,” and the protectors had a right to protect the mauna from what they perceived to be “desecration,” despite being told to leave the area and being arrested for trespass.
The following rules appear to target people have stood for the protection of the mountain from “desecration,” which again could be determined to be actions that constitute “the lesser of two evils:
§20-26-35 Public safety. The following acts are prohibited within the UH management areas: (2) Engaging in activities that would obstruct or impede public or vehicular access,
2) §20-26-63 Permits for public assemblies and meetings. (a) Public assemblies, meetings,
gatherings, demonstrations, parades, and other such events, resulting in assemblies of ten (10) or more persons, are allowed in the UH management areas, provided a permit for such event has been issued by president’s designee.
3) Under §20-26-63, the criteria for the president’s designee’s denial of an application also relies upon an unspecified condition of “clear and present danger to public health and safety.” An example of the way that “clear and present danger” can be alternately determined would be this case: since there has been no comprehensive hydrology study of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) site and the hydrologist Tom Nance who served as the expert witness in the TMT contested case hearing states that the TMT will not impact the aquifer, and yet also admits that he does not know where the groundwater is, it would appear that the construction of a facility like the TMT itself would produce a condition of “clear and present danger to public health and safety.”
I urge you to reconsider these proposed rules, to return to the discussion table, to invite the petitioners from the contested case hearing to help to craft rules that respect Native Hawaiian practices and knowledges, as well as the fact that these are public trust lands.
Sincerely,
Candace Fujikane
Associate Professor of English
University of Hawai'i
See MoreThe rules raise a number of concerns regarding Hawaiian traditional and customary rights. Although §20-26-21 “Traditional and customary rights” recognizes Native Hawaiian customary and traditional practices, the danger is that this rule could reserve the Office of Mauna Kea Management’s authority to determine what is considered a “reasonable” exercise of tradition and cultural practice is. This is indeed a concern on the part of the general public because we have seen time and again the ways that Hawaiian traditional and customary rights are under assault, particularly when Hawaiians today engage in cultural practices of setting up ahu on the mauna, practices that are labelled as “vandalism.”
Furthermore, that rule states that “(c) Where a particular activity may impact existing cultural natural, or scientific resources, persons proposing to conduct such activities are encouraged to consult with OMKM and Kahu Kū Mauna to obtain a special use permit, under section 20-26-65.” Although this rule states that practices with minimal impacts will not need permitting, there is no agreement about how “impact” shall be determined.
§20-26-23 Preservation of property. The following activities are prohibited within the UH management areas: (3) Entering and remaining within any portion of the UH management areas developed or used by the university for educational or research purposes, after being asked to leave the area by an authorized agent or law enforcement officer.” As we saw during the trial of kiaʻi mauna who were arrested for “trespass,” the judge in the case ruled in favor of the protectors, stating that it was a choice between “the lesser of two evils,” and the protectors had a right to protect the mauna from what they perceived to be “desecration,” despite being told to leave the area and being arrested for trespass.
The following rules appear to target people have stood for the protection of the mountain from “desecration,” which again could be determined to be actions that constitute “the lesser of two evils:
§20-26-35 Public safety. The following acts are prohibited within the UH management areas: (2) Engaging in activities that would obstruct or impede public or vehicular access,
2) §20-26-63 Permits for public assemblies and meetings. (a) Public assemblies, meetings,
gatherings, demonstrations, parades, and other such events, resulting in assemblies of ten (10) or more persons, are allowed in the UH management areas, provided a permit for such event has been issued by president’s designee.
3) Under §20-26-63, the criteria for the president’s designee’s denial of an application also relies upon an unspecified condition of “clear and present danger to public health and safety.” An example of the way that “clear and present danger” can be alternately determined would be this case: since there has been no comprehensive hydrology study of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) site and the hydrologist Tom Nance who served as the expert witness in the TMT contested case hearing states that the TMT will not impact the aquifer, and yet also admits that he does not know where the groundwater is, it would appear that the construction of a facility like the TMT itself would produce a condition of “clear and present danger to public health and safety.”
I urge you to reconsider these proposed rules, to return to the discussion table, to invite the petitioners from the contested case hearing to help to craft rules that respect Native Hawaiian practices and knowledges, as well as the fact that these are public trust lands.
Sincerely,
Candace Fujikane
Associate Professor of English
University of Hawai'i
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