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OHA Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment

Date:
Tuesday, 03/29/2022
Start Time:
10:00 AM
Place:
Virtual Meeting

Agenda

    MEETING OF THE
    COMMITTEE ON BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT
    DATE:
    Tuesday, March 29, 2022
    TIME:
    10:00 a.m.
    PLACE: Virtual Meeting
    Viewable at www.oha.org/livestream OR
    Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477,
    Webinar ID: 881 3554 6028
    Due to COVID-19, the OHA Board of Trustees and its standing committees will hold virtual
    meetings until further notice. The virtual meetings can be viewed and observed via livestream on
    OHA’s website at www.oha.org/livestream or listen by phone: (213) 338-8477, Webinar ID: 881
    3554 6028. A physical meeting location open to the general public will be available at 560 N.
    Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200, Honolulu HI 96817. All members of the public that wish to access the
    physical meeting location must pass a wellness check and provide proof of full vaccination or a
    negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of entry.
    AGENDA
    I.
    Call to Order
    II.
    Public Testimony on Items Listed on the Agenda* (Please see page 2 on how to submit written
    testimony or provide oral testimony online. Oral testimony by phone will not be accepted)
    III.
    Unfinished Business
    A. 2022 OHA State Legislative Bill Package Updates – SB2122/HB1474,
    SB2121/HB1473, coordinated advocacy - Matrix 1**
    B. 2022 OHA State Legislature Bill Positions Related to Measures Naming OHA –
    Matrix 2**
    C. 2022 OHA Legislature Bill Positions Related to Measures Affecting Native
    Hawaiians – Matrix 3**
    D. 2022 OHA Legislature Bill Positions and Monitored Bills Related to Measures
    Affecting Native Hawaiians – Matrix 4**
    E. 2022 OHA Legislature Resolution Positions and Monitored Resolutions Related to
    Measures Affecting Native Hawaiians – Matrix 5**
    IV.
    Executive Session‡
    A. Consultation with Board Counsel Robert Klein, Sherry P. Broder, Esq and Interim
    General Counsel Everett Ohta re: questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s
    powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities with respect to the Public
    Land Trust and associated legislation, pursuant to HRS§92-5(a)(4).
    V.
    Announcements
    VI.
    Adjournment
    If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact Everett Ohta at
    telephone number (808) 594-1988 or by email at: everetto@oha.org no later than three (3) business days
    prior to the date of the meeting. Meeting materials will be available to the public 72 hours prior to the
    meeting and posted to OHA’s website at: www.oha.org/bae.
    In the event that the livestream or the audiovisual connection is interrupted and cannot be restored, the
    meeting may continue as an audio-only meeting through the phone and Webinar ID listed at the
    beginning of this agenda. Meeting recordings are available upon request to BOTmeetings@oha.org
    until the written meeting minutes are posted to OHA’s website.
    †Notice: The 72 Hour rule, pursuant to OHA BOT Operations Manual, Section 49, shall be waived for
    distribution of new committee materials.
    * PublicTestimony on Items Listed on the Agenda must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda.
    **Trustees may establish or revise an OHA position on ANY proposed bill/resolution for submission to
    the state legislature. The Trustees, both in Committee and as the Board of Trustees, may discuss
    any and all bills or resolutions before the state legislature in order to discharge their statutory and
    fiduciary obligations to conduct advocacy efforts for Native Hawaiians as Trustees of the Office of
    Hawaiian Affairs.
    ‡ Notice: This portion of the meeting will be closed pursuant to HRS § 92-5.
    Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Chapter 92, Public Agency Meetings and Records, prohibits Board members
    from discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda.
    Testimony can be provided to the OHA Board of Trustees either as: (1) written testimony emailed at least 24
    hours prior to the scheduled meeting, (2)written testimony mailed and received atleasttwo business days prior to the
    scheduled meeting, or (3) live, oral testimony online or at the physical meeting location during the virtual
    meeting.
    (1)
    Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit
    testimony via email to BOTmeetings@oha.org at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled
    meeting or via postal mail to Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Attn: Meeting Testimony, 560 N.
    Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96817 to be received at least two business days
    prior to the scheduled meeting. Any testimony received after these deadlines will be late
    testimony and will be distributed to the Board members after the scheduled meeting. Due
    to COVID-19 office closure and limited in-office staffing, please do not fax or hand-
    deliver written testimony.
    (2)
    Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the virtual meeting must first
    register at:
    https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_voKVAXlZRB6vbafLPxPing
    You need to register if you would like to orally testify. Once you have completed your
    registration, a confirmation email will be sent to you with a link to join the virtual meeting,
    along with further instructions on how to provide oral testimony during the virtual meeting.
    The registration page will closed once the PublicTestimony or Community Concerns agenda
    items have concluded.
    To provide oral testimony online, you will need:
    (1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the virtual meeting;
    (2) internet access; and
    (3) a microphone to provide oral testimony.
    Oral testimony online or at the physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes.
    Oral testimony by telephone/landline will not be accepted at this time.
    Once your oral testimony is completed, you will be asked to disconnect from the meeting. If
    you do not sign off on your own, support staff will remove you from the Zoom meeting.
    You can continue to view the remainder of the meeting on the livestream or by telephone, as
    provided at the beginning of this agenda.
    Please visit OHA’s website for more detailed information on how to submit Public Testimony OR
    Community Concerns at: https://www.oha.org/how-to-submit-testimony-for-oha-bot-meetings/

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