Office of Hawaiian Affairs definition

Office of Hawaiian Affairs means the Office of Hawaiian Affairs established by the constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs means the principal public agency established by the Hawai`i State constitution and chapter 10, HRS, to develop and coordinate services and programs for the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians and Hawaiians.

Examples of Office of Hawaiian Affairs in a sentence

  • Review property disposal applications submitted by the executive departments, excluding Department of Education, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and University of Hawaii, to ensure conformance to the requirements of the rules and policies and procedures pertaining to proper disposal of State property.

  • This includes consulting with Native Hawaiian Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the State Historic Preservation Division, among other possible stakeholders, to ensure historic or culturally sensitive areas and architecture are protected during a project undertaking.

  • Phase 2 also incorporates work completed through an additional JFA between the USGS and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for $105,000.

  • ADC received 1,200 acres and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) received the 500 acres surrounding Kukaniloko, the royal birthing site.

  • The undersigned further understands and agrees that by submitting this competitive sealed Proposal, 1) he/she is declaring that his/her Proposal is not in violation of Chapter 84, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, as amended, concerning prohibited State Contracts, 2) he/she is certifying that the price(s) submitted was (were) independently arrived at without collusion, and 3) he/she hereby authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to verify information provided in this Proposal.

  • The State of Hawaii’s purchasing card (pCard) is required to be used by the State’s executive departments/agencies (excluding the Department of Education, the Hawaii Health System Corporation, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the University of Hawaii) for all orders totaling less than $2,500.

  • In 1978, the Article XII of the State of Hawai‘i Constitutional Convention established the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (hereinafter “OHA”) to address the historical injustices and challenges arising out of those circumstances.

  • Other cooperators in Phase 1 include the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.The USGS completed Phase 1 and published this Study in early 2016 as USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5103, Low-flow Characteristics for Streams on the Islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi, State of Hawaiʻi.

  • Hussey, Ed. DKa Pouhana, Chief Executive Officer, Head of Purchasing Agency Office of Hawaiian Affairs, State of Hawaiʻi560 N.

  • As part of its annual budget, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) receives general funds from the State of Hawai‘i, which are appropriated through the State Legislature.


More Definitions of Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Office of Hawaiian Affairs means the Office of Hawaiian Affairs established by the constitution of the State of Hawaii. (13) "right of possession" means possession obtained with the voluntary consent of an individual or group that had authority of alienation. The original acquisition of a Native American funerary object, sacred object, or object of cultural patrimony from an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with the voluntary consent of an individual or group with authority to alienate such object is deemed to give right of possession of that object. The original acquisition of Native American human remains which were excavated, exhumed, or otherwise obtained with full knowledge and consent of the next of kin or the official governing body of the appropriate culturally affiliated Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization is deemed to give right of possession to those remains. Nothing in this paragraph shall affect the application of relevant State law to the right of ownership of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. (14) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (15) "tribal land" meansý (A) all lands within the exterior boundaries of any Indian reservation; (B) all dependent Indian communities; (C) lands conveyed to, or subject to an interim conveyance of, Native Corporations pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; and (D) any lands administered for the benefit of Native Hawaiians pursuant to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, and section 4 of Public Law 86-3.

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