HAWAI`I CHARTER SCHOOLS WIN
CNHA LOSES AT OHA

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Resource Management Committee today voted against appointing a middleman to disburse a $3 million grant to Hawaiian focused charter schools over two years.

In a 6-0 vote (Trustees Dan Ahuna, Lei Ahu Isa and Robert Lindsey were excused), the Resource Management Committee opted to instead give the grant funds directly to the charter schools, instead of to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement for administration purposes. Of concern to several Trustees was the fact that OHA Administration had not obtained approval from the Board before awarding the grant to CNHA.

In response to a motion made at today’s meeting to award grant administration to CNHA, the Trustees entertained an amendment to instead have OHA administer the grant in-house so that the funds could go directly to the charter schools.

According to Trustee Akina, “This issue was not about who receives the grant but the fact that the OHA Administration exceeded its authority in communicating a grant award. I commend my fellow Trustees for restoring the proper balance of authority within OHA.”
 
The RM Committee action will now proceed to the Board of Trustees for ratification on October 19.

ATTEND OHAʻS BOARD MEETING TOMORROW
SAY "NO!" TO GIVING THE CNHA $1.5 MILLION CHARTER SCHOOLS FUNDS

Hawaiian Focused Charter Schools Need Your Help The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) did not follow its own grants process and should reset its grants process to allow for the $3 million (over two years) in Hawaiian Focused Charter School (HFCS) monies to go directly to the HFCS's instead of going through the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA), a political organization with a loaded agenda.  CNHA did not consult with principals, staff, board members, parents, and other stakeholders of HFCS before applying for these monies on their behalf.  Furthermore, CNHA as an organization has a mission and vision that is not aligned with Hawaiian Charter Schools and may very well be ill equipped to advance community driven and culturally responsive Hawaiian education.  These OHA monies are important to the operations and survival of HFCS since they only receive 50-60% of the per pupil allocation from the State of Hawai'i that traditional Department of Education Schools receive.  As a parent of Hālau Kū Māna New Century Charter School I am asking for your help. Here is what you can do to help. 1.  Sign a letter asking OHA to give $3 million in HFCS funding directly to the Hawaiian Charter Schools.  Send this NEW form letter by clicking here  FORM LETTER TO OHA TRUSTEES AND CEO ASKING THEM TO RESET THE GRANTS PROCESS 2.  Sign a letter asking CNHA not to accept these fund on the behalf of Hawaiian Focused Charter Schools by clicking here FORM LETTER TO CNHA CEO & BOARD. 3.  Attend the next OHA Board meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

ALERT! - TELL OHA NO CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDS TO THE CNHA

Please forward this to all Hawaiians and our supporters. 

We want to make you aware this Wednesday's OHA Resource Management Committee meeting, October 11, 2017 at 10 AM includes an action item for trustees to decide what they want to do about the CNHA grant and if they instead want to give funds directly to the charter schools by eliminating the "administrator" aka middle-man. 

Please encourage as many people as possible to come to the meeting and give public testimony before the Trustees go into Executive Session to discuss the matter privately with legal counsel. 

When the Trustees come out of executive session, they will vote on their recommendation during open session.

Please give a short and simple testimony that asks the trustees to all make the same decision.

Please speak slowly and deliberately look at each trustee in the eyes as you say their name.

Hereʻs all you have to say -

"Chair Hulu, Vice Chair Waihe`e, Board Chair Machado, Board Vice Chair Ahuna, Trustee Ahu Isa, Trustee Akana, Trustee Akina, Trustee Apo, Trustee Bob Lindsey, I humbly ask all of you to please rescind the CNHA Charter School grant and instead, give the charter school funds directly to each of the 17 Hawaiian Focused Charter Schools. Mahalo for your support."

That's all there is to it.

For those of you that cannot attend Wednesdayʻs meeting, please send an email to the trustees before Wednesday with the above message.

It is critical for everyone to repeat the same message in order to impress upon the trustees that everyone is united in a desire to financially support the charter schools directly.

Feel free to share this with your charter school contacts also.

Please contact OHA today -

Collette Machado - colettem@oha.org - (808) 594-1837
Bob Lindsey - robertl@oha.org - (808) 594-1855
Peter Apo - petera@oha.org - (808) 594-1854
John Waihe`e Jr. - crayna@oha.org (808) 594-1876
Rowena Akana - rowenaa@oha.org (808) 594-1860
Keli`i Akina - TrusteeAkina@oha.org (808) 594-1976
Carmen Hulu Lindsey - hulul@oha.org (808) 594-1858
Dan Ahuna - dana@oha.org (808) 594-1751
Lei Ahu Isa - leia@oha.org (808) 594-1857

Kamana'opono Crabbe - kamanaoc@oha.org

OHA Headquarters - (808) 594-1835

Mahalo.

THEY IGNORE WHAT YOU’RE ASKING FOR ON VOICES OF TRUTH – ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I’S FUTURE

People have let the Hawai`i legislature know how they feel about the fake state Akaka bills – opposition expressed has been seven to one against the legislation.

Hawai`iʻs citizens have called, emailed, faxed and even shown up in person to testify against SB.1 and SB.1520.

Yet both the Hawai`i Senate Ways and Means and Judiciary committees have simply ignored the will of the people and have now voted in favor of these bills.

The next step is a full senate vote and if passed then on to the House of Representatives.

So why is the Hawai`i legislature on rails to get this legislation passed so fast?

What would these bills actually do if they became law?

And what can you do to stop them? Find the answers to all these and more this coming Wednesday on Free Hawai`i TV.

Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua has faced long and overwhelming odds numerous times in her quest to deliver high quality culture-based education to Hawai`iʻs students, yet she has prevailed time and again.

What’s her secret to success? Find out all this week on Hawai`i’s award winning Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.

New Date & Time -
MONDAY, March 7th At 5:30 PM – O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53
MONDAY, March 7th At 6:30 PM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53
MONDAY, March 7th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, March 11th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
THURSDAY, March 10th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, March 11th At 8:30 AM - Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52

“Remembering Our History - Teaching Our Future – A Visit with Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua"

Sheʻs always had a lifetime commitment to “aloha `aina,” or love for land and country. As an educator, Noelani now instills it in others. Co-founder of Halau Ku Mana, one of Hawai`iʻs most successful culture-based public charter schools, she fosters visions in her students of a world in balance. Join us as Noelani takes us on a campus tour, and youʻll understand why sheʻs one of Hawai`iʻs extraordinary educators – Watch It Here

Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.

Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.

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USE YOUR CLOUT UNTIL ITʻS DOWN & OUT ON VOICES OF TRUTH – ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I’S FUTURE

The Hawai`i fake state Akaka bills remain alive despite overwhelming opposition expressed this last week by Hawai`iʻs citizens.

SB.1520 and HB.1627 would cover up the takeover of the Hawaiian Kingdom and theft of its lands by the US and turn native Hawaiians into native Americans – something the Hawai`i fake state constitution has no authority whatsoever to do.

Countless constituents have let legislators know they are opposed to this cover-up, yet the will of the people is being ignored.

Why? And what can be done about it?

Watch our special report this coming Wednesday on Free Hawai`i TV to learn why politicians contrive to keep these bills alive and what you can do to make sure they’re through.

Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua isn’t your average teacher. What she instills in her students isnʻt your average information, either. When a school didnʻt exist to teach what she knew Hawai`iʻs youth needed, she created one. Don’t miss our visit with one of Hawai`i remarkable educators all this week on Hawai`i’s award winning Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.

MONDAY, February 28th At 6:30 PM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53
MONDAY, February 28th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, March 4th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
TUESDAY, March 1st At 10:00 PM – O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53
THURSDAY, March 3rd At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, March 4th At 8:30 AM - Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
SATURDAY, March 5th At 8:00 PM – O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53

“Remembering Our History - Teaching Our Future – A Visit with Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua"

Sheʻs always had a lifetime commitment to “aloha `aina,” or love for land and country. As an educator, Noelani now instills it in others. Co-founder of Halau Ku Mana, one of Hawai`iʻs most successful culture-based public charter schools, she fosters visions in her students of a world in balance. Join us as Noelani takes us on a campus tour, and youʻll understand why sheʻs one of Hawai`iʻs extraordinary educators – Watch It Here

Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.

Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.

Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in Cape Town, South Africa, Sweden and 41 cities across the US. Check your local listings.

If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts.

Donating is easy on our Voices Of Truth website via PayPal where you can watch Voices Of Truth anytime.

For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network.

Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.