The Maui News
U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele announced last week field representative selections who will serve as direct contacts for Maui County constituents and support area operations.
For the first time, each inhabited island of Maui County will have a designated member of congressional staff, Kahele’s office said in a news release.
The field representatives will be Stephanie Ohigashi for Maui, Gene Ross Davis for Molokai and Joelle Aki Aoki for Lanai.
Born and raised in Wailuku, Ohigashi is the current International & Regional Partnerships coordinator for the University of Hawaii Maui College. She has a long list of local volunteer work and previously served as executive assistant to then-Maui County Council member Michael Victorino, who is now the mayor. Ohigashi can be reached at (808) 208-2980.
The Maui News
Four Maui County organizations have received grants from the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assist with COVID-19 relief and priority projects.
They were among eight groups given a portion of $1 million in grants under the department’s Native Hawaiian Development Program, which makes annual grant funding available to nonprofits that demonstrate a purpose to benefit Native Hawaiians, according to a news release last week.
In October, the Hawaiian Homes Commission approved grant funds for the current fiscal year that included $500,000 to support COVID-19 relief efforts within the Native Hawaiian community and $500,000 toward Regional Plan priority projects.
Posted on Jan 25, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom (Kapolei, Oʻahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has announced eight recipients of the Native