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Statement attributable to Kūhiō Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) has been the target of an ongoing coordinated media attack. A news article yesterday is the latest effort to discredit our organization and the community we serve.
Douglas Chang appointed chair of CNHA’s Kilohana Collective Transition Team
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) announced today that Douglas Chang, General Manager of the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikīkī Beach, has been appointed as Chair of the Kilohana ...
Statement on HTA’s selection of CNHA for US Brand Management and Global Support Services
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) is humbled that the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) entrusted us as the entity to deliver the change that Hawai‘i has long demanded of our ...
HTA Awards Contract for US Brand Management and Global Support Services
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA), the state agency responsible for holistically managing tourism, has awarded a new contract for a comprehensive range of brand management and visitor ...
A statement regarding Red Hill Fuel Storage Tanks decision by CNHA CEO Kūhiō Lewis
“The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) appreciates that the Department of Defense has heeded the longstanding and unified calls of the community and agreed to permanently shut down ...
CNHA stands in strong support of the House’s $600M commitment to HHCA beneficiaries
Photo by Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022 The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) applauds the leadership of the House of Representatives - especially Speaker Scott Saiki and Finance Chair ...
Universal Broadband as a Powerful Tool for Economic Mobility in Underserved Hawaiʻi Households
As an organization, our goal is to lift up our Native Hawaiian people. Over the past 19 months, that commitment has only deepened as our friends and neighbors grappled with the challenges and ...
CNHA writes letter to White House imploring action on Red Hill fuel storage tanks
The White House is promising a formal response to the dire situation involving the Red Hill fuel storage tanks. That acknowledgment comes just hours after Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement ...
CNHA celebrates the appointment of two Native Hawaiians to the U. S. Department of the Interior
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is elated at the appointment of Summer Lee Haunani Sylva as the Senior Advisor for Native Hawaiian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior and Keone ...
Native Hawaiian leader invited to meet with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) President and CEO Kūhiō Lewis met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House Thursday. He was one of 13 ...
Native Hawaiians celebrate 100th anniversary of Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
Native Hawaiians came together in Washington, DC to mark a milestone this weekend—the centennial of the signing of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA). Leaders from the Council for Native ...
Push to move more Hawaiians into trade industry
Originally posted on May 28, 2019 by Moanike'ala Nabarro KITV4 A recent economic study found 57% of Native Hawaiians do not earn enough to survive in Hawaii. But local non profit, Council for ...
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