MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\nDATE: Wednesday\, March 11\, 2026
\nTIME: 9:00 A.M.
\nPLACE: Remote Meeting via Interactive Conference Technology
\nThis meeting will be h eld virtually and may be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oha .org/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (213) 338-8477 and en tering Webinar ID: 828 5982 1444 Additionally\, this meeting can be view ed live on &lsquo\;Ōlelo Community Media https://olelo.org/. A physical meeting location will be open to the public for those who wish to provid e oral testimony or observe the meeting in person at: Office of Hawaiian Affairs\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.
\nAGENDA
\nI . Call to Order
\nII. New Business
\nA. Request for approval to waive the following agenda items&mdash\;2026 Legislative Session and Rapid Response Approval testimony submittal updates and bill position M atrices 1-10&mdash\;from the Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empow erment (BAE) to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaii an Affairs Board of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\ , Section M.
\nB. Administration Update &ndash\; 2026 Legislative Session and Rapid Response Approval Testimony Submittal Updates &ndash\; No deliberation or decision-making
\nC. OHA Positions on 2026 Leg islative Bills
\n1. 2026 OHA State Legislative Bill Package &ndash \; Matrix 1
\n2. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Naming OH A - Matrix 2
\n3. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Affectin g the Public Land Trust - Matrix 3
\n4. 2026 Legislature: OHA Posi tion on Bills Affecting Natural Resources and Native Hawaiian
\nTr aditional &\; Customary Practices - Matrix 4
\n5. 2026 Legislat ure: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Native Hawaiian Housing &ndash\; Ma trix 5
\n6. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Nati ve Hawaiian Health - Matrix 6
\n7. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Native Hawaiian Education - Matrix 7
\n8. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Native Hawaiian Economic St ability - Matrix 8
\n9. 2026 OHA Position on Bills Affecting Hawai ʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 6E (Iwi kupuna and historic preservation) - Matrix 9
\n10. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Governor&rsquo\;s Messages for State Board and Commission Confirmations &ndash\; Matrix 1 0
\nIII. Executive Session§\;
\nA. Legal Matters. The Bo ard anticipates convening in an executive meeting pursuant to HRS §\ ; 92- 5(a)(4) to receive updated information\, consult with its legal co unsel\, and take any necessary action regarding the Board's powers\, dut ies\, privileges\, immunities\, and liabilities with respect to matters relating to the defense of Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira v. OHA\, Civil No. 1CCV-25-0001822
\nIV. Announcements
\nV. Adjournment
\n< p>If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a d isability\, please contact Keola Fong at (808) 626-5484 or by email at\nkeolaf@oha.org as soon as possible. Requests made as early as pos sible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
\nIn the even t that the livestream public broadcast is interrupted and cannot be rest ored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only through the phone number a nd Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda. Meeting recordin gs will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website
\nhttps://www.oh a.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after t he meeting.
\nPublic Testimony will be called for each agenda item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Community Concerns and
\nCelebrations is not limited to matters listed on th e meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, prohibi ts Board members from discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda.
\nThe board packet will be available for th e public to inspect at OHA&rsquo\;s main office located at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, no later than three full busin ess days before the meeting. The board packet will also be made availabl e on Oha&rsquo\;s website\,
\nhttps://www.oha.org/bot as soon as p racticable thereafter.
\n§\; Notice: This portion of the meeti ng will be closed pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5.
\nTestimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees either as: (1) written testimony or ( 2) live\, oral testimony online or at the physical meeting location duri ng the remote meeting.
\n(1) Persons wishing to provide written te stimony on items listed on the agenda should submit testimony via email to
\nbotmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy. \,
\nSuite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received at least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to a llow
\nboard members with sufficient time to review the testimony before the meeting. All written testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting
\nwebsite. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, email address\, phone number\, home address\, or materia ls) that you do
\nnot want to be disclosed publicly online.
\n< p>(2) Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link below:\nhttps://us06web.zoom. us/j/82859821444
\nTo provide oral testimony online\, you will nee d:
\n(1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the remote meet ing\;
\n(2) internet access\; and
\n(3) a microphone to prov ide oral testimony.
\nPersons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day-of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
\nOnce your oral testimony is complete d\, you may be asked to disconnect from the meeting. If you willfully di srupt the meeting or do not
\ndisconnect on your own\, support sta ff will remove you from the Zoom meeting. You can continue to view the r emainder of the meeting on
\nthe livestream or by telephone\, as p rovided at the beginning of this agenda.
\nOral testimony online o r at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes. Or al testimony by telephone/landline will not be
\naccepted at this time.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:MEET ING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\nDATE: Wednesday\, March 11\, 2026
\nTIME: 9:00 A.M.
\nPLACE: Remote Meeting via Interactive Conferenc e Technology
\nThis meeting will be held virtually and may be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s w ebsite at www.oha.org/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (213 ) 338-8477 and entering Webinar ID: 828 5982 1444 Additionally\, this me eting can be viewed live on &lsquo\;Ōlelo Community Media https://olelo. org/. A physical meeting location will be open to the public for those w ho wish to provide oral testimony or observe the meeting in person at: O ffice of Hawaiian Affairs\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.
\nAGENDA
\nI. Call to Order
\nII. New Business
\nA. Req uest for approval to waive the following agenda items&mdash\;2026 Legisl ative Session and Rapid Response Approval testimony submittal updates an d bill position Matrices 1-10&mdash\;from the Committee on Beneficiary A dvocacy and Empowerment (BAE) to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025 )\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\nB. Administration Update &ndash\; 2026 Legislative Session and Rapid Response Approval Testimony Submittal Updates &ndash\; No deliberation or decision-making
\nC. OHA Posi tions on 2026 Legislative Bills
\n1. 2026 OHA State Legislative Bi ll Package &ndash\; Matrix 1
\n2. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position o n Bills Naming OHA - Matrix 2
\n3. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Affecting the Public Land Trust - Matrix 3
\n4. 2026 Legi slature: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Natural Resources and Native Ha waiian
\nTraditional &\; Customary Practices - Matrix 4
\n5. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Native Hawaiian Ho using &ndash\; Matrix 5
\n6. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bil ls Affecting Native Hawaiian Health - Matrix 6
\n7. 2026 Legislatu re: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Native Hawaiian Education - Matrix 7
\n8. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Bills Affecting Native Haw aiian Economic Stability - Matrix 8
\n9. 2026 OHA Position on Bill s Affecting Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 6E (Iwi kupuna and historic preservation) - Matrix 9
\n10. 2026 Legislature: OHA Position on Governor&rsquo\;s Messages for State Board and Commission Confirmations &ndash\; Matrix 10
\nIII. Executive Session§\;
\nA. Lega l Matters. The Board anticipates convening in an executive meeting pursu ant to HRS §\; 92- 5(a)(4) to receive updated information\, consult with its legal counsel\, and take any necessary action regarding the Boa rd's powers\, duties\, privileges\, immunities\, and liabilities with re spect to matters relating to the defense of Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira v . OHA\, Civil No. 1CCV-25-0001822
\nIV. Announcements
\nV. A djournment
\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommo dation due to a disability\, please contact Keola Fong at (808) 626-5484 or by email at
\nkeolaf@oha.org as soon as possible. Requests mad e as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upo n request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
\nIn the event that the livestream public broadcast is interrupted a nd cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only through t he phone number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda. Meeting recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website
\nhttps://www.oha.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as pr acticable after the meeting.
\nPublic Testimony will be called for each agenda item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting a genda. Community Concerns and
\nCelebrations is not limited to mat ters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Cha pter 92\, prohibits Board members from discussing or taking action on ma tters not listed on the meeting agenda.
\nThe board packet will be available for the public to inspect at OHA&rsquo\;s main office located at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, no later than three full business days before the meeting. The board packet will also be made available on Oha&rsquo\;s website\,
\nhttps://www.oha.org /bot as soon as practicable thereafter.
\n§\; Notice: This por tion of the meeting will be closed pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5.
\nTestimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees either as: (1) writt en testimony or (2) live\, oral testimony online or at the physical meet ing location during the remote meeting.
\n(1) Persons wishing to p rovide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit tes timony via email to
\nbotmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Of fice of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 5 60 N. Nimitz Hwy.\,
\nSuite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony i s requested to be received at least twenty-four hours prior to the sched uled meeting to allow
\nboard members with sufficient time to revi ew the testimony before the meeting. All written testimony will be poste d on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting
\nwebsite. Please omit or redact any per sonal information (e.g.\, name\, email address\, phone number\, home add ress\, or materials) that you do
\nnot want to be disclosed public ly online.
\n(2) Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link below:
\nhttp s://us06web.zoom.us/j/82859821444
\nTo provide oral testimony onli ne\, you will need:
\n(1) a computer or mobile device to connect t o the remote meeting\;
\n(2) internet access\; and
\n(3) a m icrophone to provide oral testimony.
\nPersons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day-of t he meeting at the physical meeting location.
\nOnce your oral test imony is completed\, you may be asked to disconnect from the meeting. If you willfully disrupt the meeting or do not
\ndisconnect on your own\, support staff will remove you from the Zoom meeting. You can conti nue to view the remainder of the meeting on
\nthe livestream or by telephone\, as provided at the beginning of this agenda.
\nOral t estimony online or at a physical meeting location will be limited to fiv e (5) minutes. Oral testimony by telephone/landline will not be
\naccepted at this time.
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