In 1893, pro-American elements in Hawaii overthrew the monarchy and formed the Republic of Hawaii, which the U.S. annexed in 1898.[3] In 1921, in order to make amends for injustices associated with the overthrow and annexation, the US created the Hawaiian Homes Commissions Act which set aside 200,000 acres of land for the use of homelands for Native Hawaiians of 50% blood quantum or more.[4][5] It was meant to create some compensation for forced colonization of the indigenous peoples, but in 1959 Hawaii was officially adopted as the fiftieth state of the US, with the Statehood Admissions Act defining "Native Hawaiian" as any person descended from the aboriginal people of Hawaii, living there prior to 1778.[5] The Ceded lands (lands once owned by the Hawaiian kingdom monarchy) were transferred from the federal government to the State of Hawaii for the "betterment of the conditions of the native Hawaiians".[5] In 1978 the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) was created in response to the growing Hawaiian sovereignty movement of the 1970s[6] to manage that portion of the ceded lands allotted to Hawaiian Homelands, advance the lifestyle of Native Hawaiians, preserve Hawaiian culture and protect Native Hawaiian rights. It was established during the 1978 state constitutional convention[7] Government funding has created programs, schools, scholarships and teaching curriculums through OHA.[5] Many of these organizations, agencies and trusts like OHA, have had a good deal of legal issues over the years. In the US Supreme court case; "Rice v. Cayetano", OHA was accused of violating the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the United States constitution with voting provisions that were race based. The court found for the plaintiff that OHA had violated the fifteenth amendment. OHA has also been questioned for programs and services to Hawaiians of less than the fifty percent, required blood quantum (The minimum requirement to qualify for Hawaiian Homelands).[5]
Board of trustees
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is governed by an elected board of nine trustees.[8] The constitution provides an outline of that board, "There shall be a board of trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs elected by qualified voters who are Hawaiians, as provided by law. The board members shall be Hawaiians. There shall be not less than nine members of the board of trustees; provided that each of the following Islands have one representative: Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Molokai and Hawaii. The board shall select a chairperson from its members.[8] The board of trustees provision was amended upon a United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of Rice v. Cayetano that non-Hawaiians could not be excluded from the election process, including the right of non-Hawaiians to run for such an office.[9] Trustees are elected to a four-year term by general election of Hawaii registered voters.[10] The board of trustees generally meets twice a month.[11]
The constitution adds, "The board of trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall exercise power as provided by law: to manage and administer the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the lands, natural resources, minerals and income derived from whatever sources for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians, including all income and proceeds from that pro rata portion of the trust referred to in section 4 of this article for native Hawaiians; to formulate policy relating to affairs of native Hawaiians and Hawaiians; and to exercise control over real and personal property set aside by state, federal or private sources and transferred to the board for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians. The board shall have the power to exercise control over the Office of Hawaiian Affairs through its executive officer, the administrator of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, who shall be appointed by the board.[8] On January 30, 1989 the board of trustees agreed that salaries should be consistent with other departments of the State of Hawaii.[12]
References
^Leanne Hinton; Kenneth Hale (8 October 2001). The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice. BRILL. p. 143. ISBN978-90-04-26172-3.
^No. 07-1372 State of Hawaii v. OHA Brief of the Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly, Na'a'ahuhiwa, the Native Hawaiian Bar Association Hui Kako'o 'Aina Ho'o Pula'pulai, and 'ahahui o Hawaii as AMICI CURIAE in support of respondents (Report). University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library. Footnote 4. The Hawaii Supreme Court has described OHA as a 'self-governing corporate body'…
^"The Spanish–American War, 1898". Office of the Historian. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
^Anthony J. Marsella; Jeanette L. Johnson; Patricia Watson (26 November 2007). Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma: Foundations, Issues, and Applications. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 274. ISBN978-0-387-73285-5.
^Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (10 July 1997). Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization: yearbook. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 276. ISBN90-411-0439-9.
^Antonio T. Tiongson; Edgardo V. Gutierrez; Ricardo V. Gutierrez (2006). Positively No Filipinos Allowed: Building Communities and Discourse. Temple University Press. p. 136. ISBN978-1-59213-123-5.
^ abcAnne Feder Lee (1993). The Hawaii State Constitution: A Reference Guide. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 177. ISBN978-0-313-27950-8.
^Amy E. Den Ouden; Jean M. O'Brien (3 June 2013). Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States: A Sourcebook. UNC Press Books. p. 317. ISBN978-1-4696-0217-2.
^United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs (1980). To Establish the Native Hawaiians Study Commission: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 5791 ... in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 22, 1979. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 171.
^"Board of Trustees (BOT) Meetings". Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Office of Hawaiian Affairs. January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017. OHA’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meets regularly, usually twice a month on Thursdays
^Administration of Native Hawaiian Home Lands: August 11, 1989, Hilo Hawaii. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1990. p. 270.
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA is a self governing corporate body of the State of Hawaii created by the 1978 Hawaii State Constitutional Convention 1 2 Office of Hawaiian AffairsAgency overviewFormed1978 1978 Headquarters560 N Nimitz HwyHonolulu HawaiiAgency executivesSylvia Hussey CEOCasey Brown PMP COOWebsiteoha org Contents 1 Background 2 Board of trustees 3 References 4 External linksBackground EditIn 1893 pro American elements in Hawaii overthrew the monarchy and formed the Republic of Hawaii which the U S annexed in 1898 3 In 1921 in order to make amends for injustices associated with the overthrow and annexation the US created the Hawaiian Homes Commissions Act which set aside 200 000 acres of land for the use of homelands for Native Hawaiians of 50 blood quantum or more 4 5 It was meant to create some compensation for forced colonization of the indigenous peoples but in 1959 Hawaii was officially adopted as the fiftieth state of the US with the Statehood Admissions Act defining Native Hawaiian as any person descended from the aboriginal people of Hawaii living there prior to 1778 5 The Ceded lands lands once owned by the Hawaiian kingdom monarchy were transferred from the federal government to the State of Hawaii for the betterment of the conditions of the native Hawaiians 5 In 1978 the Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA was created in response to the growing Hawaiian sovereignty movement of the 1970s 6 to manage that portion of the ceded lands allotted to Hawaiian Homelands advance the lifestyle of Native Hawaiians preserve Hawaiian culture and protect Native Hawaiian rights It was established during the 1978 state constitutional convention 7 Government funding has created programs schools scholarships and teaching curriculums through OHA 5 Many of these organizations agencies and trusts like OHA have had a good deal of legal issues over the years In the US Supreme court case Rice v Cayetano OHA was accused of violating the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the United States constitution with voting provisions that were race based The court found for the plaintiff that OHA had violated the fifteenth amendment OHA has also been questioned for programs and services to Hawaiians of less than the fifty percent required blood quantum The minimum requirement to qualify for Hawaiian Homelands 5 Board of trustees EditThe Office of Hawaiian Affairs is governed by an elected board of nine trustees 8 The constitution provides an outline of that board There shall be a board of trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs elected by qualified voters who are Hawaiians as provided by law The board members shall be Hawaiians There shall be not less than nine members of the board of trustees provided that each of the following Islands have one representative Oahu Kauai Maui Molokai and Hawaii The board shall select a chairperson from its members 8 The board of trustees provision was amended upon a United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of Rice v Cayetano that non Hawaiians could not be excluded from the election process including the right of non Hawaiians to run for such an office 9 Trustees are elected to a four year term by general election of Hawaii registered voters 10 The board of trustees generally meets twice a month 11 The constitution adds The board of trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall exercise power as provided by law to manage and administer the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the lands natural resources minerals and income derived from whatever sources for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians including all income and proceeds from that pro rata portion of the trust referred to in section 4 of this article for native Hawaiians to formulate policy relating to affairs of native Hawaiians and Hawaiians and to exercise control over real and personal property set aside by state federal or private sources and transferred to the board for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians The board shall have the power to exercise control over the Office of Hawaiian Affairs through its executive officer the administrator of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs who shall be appointed by the board 8 On January 30 1989 the board of trustees agreed that salaries should be consistent with other departments of the State of Hawaii 12 References Edit Leanne Hinton Kenneth Hale 8 October 2001 The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice BRILL p 143 ISBN 978 90 04 26172 3 No 07 1372 State of Hawaii v OHA Brief of the Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly Na a ahuhiwa the Native Hawaiian Bar Association Hui Kako o Aina Ho o Pula pulai and ahahui o Hawaii as AMICI CURIAE in support of respondents Report University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library Footnote 4 The Hawaii Supreme Court has described OHA as a self governing corporate body The Spanish American War 1898 Office of the Historian U S Department of State Retrieved December 24 2014 Anthony J Marsella Jeanette L Johnson Patricia Watson 26 November 2007 Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma Foundations Issues and Applications Springer Science amp Business Media p 274 ISBN 978 0 387 73285 5 a b c d e Joseph G Ponterotto J Manuel Casas Lisa A Suzuki 24 August 2009 Handbook of Multicultural Counseling SAGE Publications pp 269 271 ISBN 978 1 4833 1713 7 Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization 10 July 1997 Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization yearbook Martinus Nijhoff Publishers p 276 ISBN 90 411 0439 9 Antonio T Tiongson Edgardo V Gutierrez Ricardo V Gutierrez 2006 Positively No Filipinos Allowed Building Communities and Discourse Temple University Press p 136 ISBN 978 1 59213 123 5 a b c Anne Feder Lee 1993 The Hawaii State Constitution A Reference Guide Greenwood Publishing Group p 177 ISBN 978 0 313 27950 8 Amy E Den Ouden Jean M O Brien 3 June 2013 Recognition Sovereignty Struggles and Indigenous Rights in the United States A Sourcebook UNC Press Books p 317 ISBN 978 1 4696 0217 2 United States Congress House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs 1980 To Establish the Native Hawaiians Study Commission Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Ninety sixth Congress First Session on H R 5791 in Honolulu Hawaii December 22 1979 U S Government Printing Office p 171 Board of Trustees BOT Meetings Office of Hawaiian Affairs Office of Hawaiian Affairs January 2017 Retrieved 8 January 2017 OHA s Board of Trustees BOT meets regularly usually twice a month on Thursdays Administration of Native Hawaiian Home Lands August 11 1989 Hilo Hawaii U S Government Printing Office 1990 p 270 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act 1920 in the GPO Statute Compilations collectionExternal links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Office of Hawaiian Affairs amp oldid 1125172562, 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