What does OHA stand for?

Three other plaintiffs and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs previously reached a settlement with the state barring the sale of ceded lands unless both the House and Senate approve by a two-thirds vote.

A state agency, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, is pressing for federal legislation that would give Native Hawaiians a degree of self-government similar to what many Native American tribes have.

In 2006, about 40 demonstrators protested the plan by filing though Kawaiahao Church during a swearing-in ceremony for Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees.

1978: State constitutional convention establishes Office of Hawaiian Affairs and designates Hawaiian as an official state language.

The state government also would make a $13 million payment to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).

Offsetting the strengths of this credit are the economic sensitivity to any significant fluctuations in the tourism industry, unknown financial exposure related to payments to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs regarding the ceded lands on which a portion of the port system operates, a sizable and evolving capital program that will necessitate increasing leverage, and ongoing security and environmental concerns.

Lingle said Monday she also would ask the other branches of state government — the Legislative, judiciary and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs — to impose furloughs.

A 2003 survey by the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs, like most in recent years, found that the majority of Hawaii residents supported sovereignty.