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Office of Hawaiian Affairs outlines 2026 legislative package, invites neighborhood collaboration
Summary
An OHA representative described six legislative priorities including island burial‑council appointments, historic‑preservation expertise, adding water expertise to the Land Use Commission, reef‑fish protections, a constitutional amendment to restrict live‑fire military training on leased sacred sites, and rent stabilization; OHA offered quarterly outreach and announced Hawaiian Language Month events.
Hailama Farden, senior director of Hawaiian Cultural Affairs at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, presented OHA’s high‑level 2026 legislative priorities to Neighborhood Board No. 12 on Jan. 20 and offered to meet with the board quarterly.
Farden said the office’s package includes…
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