Date:

Monday, 12/12/2022

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Place:

Virtual Meeting

Agenda

MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE ON BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT
DATE: Monday, December 12, 2022
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Virtual Meeting
560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Honolulu, HI 96817
Viewable at www.oha.org/livestream OR
Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477,
Webinar ID: 872 5514 5524
This virtual meeting 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: 872 5514 5524. 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.
New Business
A. Action Item BAE #22-04A: Approval of the 2023 Legislative Package as Updated
III.
Executive Session
A. Consultation with Sherry 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 legislation related to OHA lands in Kakaʻako Makai, O‘ahu.
Pursuant to HRS §92-5(a)(4)*
IV.
Announcements
V.
Adjournment
If you need an auxiliary aid/support or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Everett
Ohta at telephone number (808) 594-1988 or by email to everetto@oha.org as soon as
possible. Requests made as early as possible will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. Upon
request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
Meeting materials for this meeting will be available for the public to view 48 hours prior to this meeting
at OHA’s main office located at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96817. Meeting materials
will also be available to view at OHA’s neighbor island offices and will be 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 will be called for each agenda item and must be limited to those matters listed on the
meeting agenda.
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 at least two business days priorto 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.
(2)
Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the virtual meeting must first
register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SLO78jwrTNW_iyXt0_ns8w
You need to register if you would like to orally testify online. 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.
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 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.
(3) Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day-of the
meeting at the physical meeting location.
Oral testimony online or at the physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes.