AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPacific Roots: New genetic research suggests seafarers who settled Rapa Nui later voyaged to Hawaiʻi in the 1200s, linking Native Hawaiians and Easter Islanders through shared ancestry. Native Hawaiian Affairs: State senators heard about the history and continuing role of programs supporting Native Hawaiians as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs prepares to choose a new CEO, with sovereignty back on its agenda. Arts & Culture: Hawaiʻi Craftsmen’s statewide exhibition opens Oct. 20 at Maui Arts & Cultural Center; the East-West Center’s “Ocean of Peace,” featuring Micronesian artists exploring Pacific kinship, runs through March 14. Foodways: Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival’s Nov. 6 event will bring chefs and guests to Kakaʻako ʻŌiwi for kalo cultivation and discussion of Indigenous food traditions. Keiki & Schools: A new column urges schools to protect students, following the state Supreme Court’s reinstatement of a $14.17 million judgment in a case involving the repeated abuse of a special-education student.
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