MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\nDATE: Thursday\, May 28\, 2026
\n< strong>TIME: 8:30 A.M.
\nThis meeting will be held virtually and may be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oha.or g/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (213) 338-8477 and enter ing Webinar ID: 921 5759 1537. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed live on &lsquo\;Ōlelo Community Media https://olelo.org/. A physical me eting location will be open to the public for those who wish to provide oral testimony or observe the meeting in person at: Office of Hawaiian A ffairs\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.< /p>\n
AGENDA
\nI. Call to Order
\nII. Approval of Minutes
\n\; A. May 14\ , 2026 Site Visit Summary &ndash\; Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF/ Barking Sands)
\nIII. New Business
\n\; A. Alakaʻi Awar ds Recipients 2026 (January &ndash\; March\, 2026)
\n\; B. Co mmittee on Budget and Finance &ndash\; May 27\, 2026
\n\; &nb sp\;1. Action Item BF #26-11: Approval of OHA funding for Hoʻākoakoa Lāh ui event sponsorship awards for the following organizations and events f or Fiscal Year 2026 &ndash\; 2027\, Quarter 1:
\n\; \; & nbsp\;a. 'Imi Ola Canoe Club &ndash\; Race for Hawaiʻi&rsquo\;s Future\n
\; \; \;b. 'Kīkaha Foundation &ndash\; Papa Hula K āne
\n\; \; \;c. Goodwill Industries of Hawaii &nda sh\; Goodwill Goes GLAM!
\n\; \; \;d. Youth in Moti on &ndash\; Molokai Holokai Hoʻolauleʻa
\n\; \; \;e . Hana Arts &ndash\; Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui: Hāna Mele &\; Cultural Gatheri ng 2026
\n\; \; \;f. Big Island Substance Abuse Cou ncil &ndash\; 12th Annual Summer Jam
\n\; \; \;g. P uʻuhonua Society &ndash\; Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea
\n\; \; \; h. Hiki Ola &ndash\; Ipuaehu and Mele in the Forest
\n\; &nbs p\; \;i. ODKF Support Inc.\, dba Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest &ndash\; Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest
\n\; \; \;j. Bishop Muse um &ndash\; E Ulu A Paʻa 2026 Fundraiser Gala
\n\; \; &n bsp\;k. Welo Foundation &ndash\; Kū I Ka Welo
\n\; \; &n bsp\;l. Hoʻolehua Homesteader's Association &ndash\; Molokai Paniolo Her itage Festival &\; Rodeo Round Up
\n\; \; \;m. L eadership in Disabilities &\; Achievement of Hawaii &ndash\; Hoomalam alama Ohana
\n\; \; \;n. Kekelaokalani &ndash\; Haw ai'i Swim Show
\n\; \; \;o. The Lawrence and Hokula ni De Rego Foundation &ndash\; Hula ʻOni E Hula Festival
\n\; \; \;p. Hawai'i Songwriting Festival &ndash\; Hawai'i Songwri ting Festival 2026
\n\; \; \;q. Aloha Amplified\, I nc. &ndash\; Lights for Lahaina 2026
\n\; \; \;r. W aimea Hawaiian Homesteaders Association Inc. Trade Name/ DBA: Aloha Fest ivals Island of Hawaii &ndash\; 74th Annual Paniolo Parade Aloha Festiva ls Island of Hawaii
\n\; \; \;s. Maui United Way &n dash\; Paʻūpili Saturday: Hoʻomau - Resilience and Rebuilding
\n&n bsp\; \; \;t. Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gar den &ndash\; &lsquo\;Ulu Festival
\n\; \; \;u. Moan ikeʻala Akaka Aloha ʻĀina Education Aha (MAʻAEA) &ndash\; Aha ʻUlu: ʻIke Kūpuna\, ʻIke Honua
\n\; 2. Action Item BF #26-12: Approval for Administration to execute the Puʻuhonua
\nReentry Program from Strategy and Implementation &ndash\; Health Outcomes Fiscal Year 2026 C ontracts budget.
\n\; 3. Action Item BF #26-13: Approval of: (1) Budget Realignment\; and (2) Distribution of Funds to the Papahānaum okuākea Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group Through Fiscal Sponsor Nā Maka Onaona.
\nC. Committee on Investment and Land Management &nd ash\; May 27\, 2026
\n\; 1. Action item ILM #26-06: Approval to perform Due Diligence activities for Kalaeuila\, O'ahu. TMK: No. TMKs : (1)5-6-003:031\, (1)5-6-003:030\, (1)5-6-003:019\, (1)5-6-003:011\, (1 )5-6-003:024\, (1)5-6-003:020\, (1)5-6-003:021\, (1)5-6-003:022\, (1)5-6 -003:023\, (1)5-6-003:026\, (1)5-6-003:046\, and (1)5-6-003:049 for pote ntial land transfer to OHA.
\n\;D. Presentation: Informationa l Briefing on Federal Education Landscape and Implications for Native Ha waiian Education (Strategy and Implementation\; and Community Partners): Kuʻuleianuhea Awo-Chun\, Director of Education and Culture-Based Learni ng (15 minutes)
\nE. Administration Update: I Ola &ndash\; OHA&rsq uo\;s Emergency Relief Fund: K.Sean Kekina\, Chief Operating Officer
\n\;F. Request for approval to waive Action Item BOT #26-06: App roval of the use of up to $250\,000 to fund a statewide\, primetime-broa dcast Primary Debate on July 20\, 2026\, for Hawaiʻi&rsquo\;s First Cong ressional District race\, and up to three (3) live-broadcast OHA Board o f Trustees candidate General Election Forums for the Oʻahu\, Maui\, and At-Large races in October 2026\, from the Committee on Budget and Financ e to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M .
\n\;G. Request for approval to waive Action Item BOT #26-07 : Approval of the use of up to $172\,500 to fund confidential due dilige nce concerning a potential acquisition by OHA of certain assets and real property controlled by a production and/or broadcast company serving th e Hawaiʻi market\, from the Committee on Budget and Finance to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trust ees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\nIV. Executive Session§\;
\n\;A. Action Item BOT #26-07: Appro val of the use of up to $172\,500 to fund confidential due diligence con cerning a potential acquisition by OHA of certain assets and real proper ty controlled by a production and/or broadcast company serving the Hawai ʻi market\, from the Committee on Budget and Finance to the Board of Tru stees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Byl aws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\nThe Board a nticipates deliberating and consulting with OHA&rsquo\;s attorneys regar ding confidential due-diligence activities for the potential acquisition opportunity\, including the Board&rsquo\;s powers\, duties\, privileges \, immunities\, and liabilities\, pursuant to HRS §\;§\; 92-4\, 92-5(a)(3)\, and 92-5(a)(4).
\nV. New Business &ndash\; Continued< /p>\n
\;A. Action Item BOT #26-06: Approval of the use of up to $ 250\,000 to fund a statewide\, primetime-broadcast Primary Debate on Jul y 20\, 2026\, for Hawaiʻi&rsquo\;s First Congressional District race\, a nd up to three (3) live-broadcast OHA Board of Trustees candidate Genera l Election Forums for the Oʻahu\, Maui\, and At-Large races in October 2 026\, from the Committee on Budget and Finance to the Board of Trustees\ , pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Bylaws (S eptember 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\n\;B. Action Item BOT #26-07: Approval of the use of up to $172\,500 to fund confiden tial due diligence concerning a potential acquisition by OHA of certain assets and real property controlled by a production and/or broadcast com pany serving the Hawaiʻi market\, from the Committee on Budget and Finan ce to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\nVI. Community Concerns and Celebrations
\nVII. Announce ments
\nVIII. Adjournment
\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/ser vice or other accommodation due to a disability\, please contact Keola F ong at (808) 626-5484 or by email at keolaf@oha.org as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being f ulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessibl e formats.
\nIn the event that the livestream public broadcast is interrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-o nly through the phone number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda. Meeting recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website https://www.oha.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeting.
\nPublic Testimony will be calle d for each agenda item and must be limited to matters listed on the meet ing agenda. Community Concerns and Celebrations is not limited to matter s listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapte r 92\, prohibits Board members from discussing or taking action on matte rs not listed on the meeting agenda
\nThe board packet will be ava ilable 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 thr ee full business days before the meeting. The board packet will also be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website\, https://www.oha.org/bot as soon as practicable thereafter.
\n§\; Notice: This portion of the meeting will be closed pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5.
\nTestimony c an be provided to the Board of Trustees either as: (1) written testimony or (2) live\, oral testimony online\, by telephone\, or at the physical meeting location during the remote meeting.
\n(1) Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submi t testimony via email to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Offic e of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received at least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meetin g to allow board members with sufficient time to review the testimony be fore the meeting. All written testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s m eeting website. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, n ame\, email address\, phone number\, home address\, or materials) that y ou do not want to be disclosed publicly online.
\n(2) Persons wish ing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link below:
\nhttps://zoom.us/j/92157591537
\nT o provide oral testimony online\, you will need:
\n(1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the remote meeting\;
\n(2) internet access\; and
\n(3) a microphone to provide oral testimony.
\n< p>Persons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remo te meeting may dial the phone number listed at the beginning of this age nda and enter the corresponding Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provide oral testimony during the meeting.\nPersons wi shing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sig n up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
\nIf you willfully disrupt the meeting\, 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.
\nOral testimony online\, by telephone or at a physical m eeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:MEET ING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\nDATE: Thursday\, May 28\, 2026
\nTIME: 8:30 A.M.
\nPLACE: Remote Meeting via Interactive Conference T echnology
\nThis mee ting will be held virtually and may be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s webs ite at www.oha.org/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (213) 3 38-8477 and entering Webinar ID: 921 5759 1537. Additionally\, this meet ing can be viewed live on &lsquo\;Ōlelo Community Media https://olelo.or g/. A physical meeting location will be open to the public for those who wish to provide oral testimony or observe the meeting in person at: Off ice of Hawaiian Affairs\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.
\nAGENDA
\nI. Call to Order
\nII. Approval of Minutes
\n& nbsp\; A. May 14\, 2026 Site Visit Summary &ndash\; Pacific Missile Rang e Facility (PMRF/Barking Sands)
\nIII. New Business
\n\ ; A. Alakaʻi Awards Recipients 2026 (January &ndash\; March\, 2026)
\ n\; B. Committee on Budget and Finance &ndash\; May 27\, 2026
\n\; \;1. Action Item BF #26-11: Approval of OHA funding f or Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui event sponsorship awards for the following organizat ions and events for Fiscal Year 2026 &ndash\; 2027\, Quarter 1:
\n\; \; \;a. 'Imi Ola Canoe Club &ndash\; Race for Hawaiʻi& rsquo\;s Future
\n\; \; \;b. 'Kīkaha Foundation &nd ash\; Papa Hula Kāne
\n\; \; \;c. Goodwill Industri es of Hawaii &ndash\; Goodwill Goes GLAM!
\n\; \; \ ;d. Youth in Motion &ndash\; Molokai Holokai Hoʻolauleʻa
\n\; \; \;e. Hana Arts &ndash\; Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui: Hāna Mele &\; Cultural Gathering 2026
\n\; \; \;f. Big Island Su bstance Abuse Council &ndash\; 12th Annual Summer Jam
\n\; &n bsp\; \;g. Puʻuhonua Society &ndash\; Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea
\n\ ; \; \;h. Hiki Ola &ndash\; Ipuaehu and Mele in the Forest
\n\; \; \;i. ODKF Support Inc.\, dba Duke Kahanamoku O ceanFest &ndash\; Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest
\n\; \; &nbs p\;j. Bishop Museum &ndash\; E Ulu A Paʻa 2026 Fundraiser Gala
\n& nbsp\; \; \;k. Welo Foundation &ndash\; Kū I Ka Welo
\n& nbsp\; \; \;l. Hoʻolehua Homesteader's Association &ndash\; Mo lokai Paniolo Heritage Festival &\; Rodeo Round Up
\n\; &n bsp\; \;m. Leadership in Disabilities &\; Achievement of Hawaii &ndash\; Hoomalamalama Ohana
\n\; \; \;n. Kekelaoka lani &ndash\; Hawai'i Swim Show
\n\; \; \;o. The La wrence and Hokulani De Rego Foundation &ndash\; Hula ʻOni E Hula Festiva l
\n\; \; \;p. Hawai'i Songwriting Festival &ndash\ ; Hawai'i Songwriting Festival 2026
\n\; \; \;q. Al oha Amplified\, Inc. &ndash\; Lights for Lahaina 2026
\n\; &n bsp\; \;r. Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders Association Inc. Trade Name / DBA: Aloha Festivals Island of Hawaii &ndash\; 74th Annual Paniolo Par ade Aloha Festivals Island of Hawaii
\n\; \; \;s. M aui United Way &ndash\; Paʻūpili Saturday: Hoʻomau - Resilience and Rebu ilding
\n\; \; \;t. Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell E thnobotanical Garden &ndash\; &lsquo\;Ulu Festival
\n\; \; \;u. Moanikeʻala Akaka Aloha ʻĀina Education Aha (MAʻAEA) &ndash \; Aha ʻUlu: ʻIke Kūpuna\, ʻIke Honua
\n\; 2. Action Item BF #26-12: Approval for Administration to execute the Puʻuhonua
\nRee ntry Program from Strategy and Implementation &ndash\; Health Outcomes F iscal Year 2026 Contracts budget.
\n\; 3. Action Item BF #26- 13: Approval of: (1) Budget Realignment\; and (2) Distribution of Funds to the Papahānaumokuākea Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group Through Fiscal Sponsor Nā Maka Onaona.
\nC. Committee on Investment and La nd Management &ndash\; May 27\, 2026
\n\; 1. Action item ILM #26-06: Approval to perform Due Diligence activities for Kalaeuila\, O'a hu. TMK: No. TMKs: (1)5-6-003:031\, (1)5-6-003:030\, (1)5-6-003:019\, (1 )5-6-003:011\, (1)5-6-003:024\, (1)5-6-003:020\, (1)5-6-003:021\, (1)5-6 -003:022\, (1)5-6-003:023\, (1)5-6-003:026\, (1)5-6-003:046\, and (1)5-6 -003:049 for potential land transfer to OHA.
\n\;D. Presentat ion: Informational Briefing on Federal Education Landscape and Implicati ons for Native Hawaiian Education (Strategy and Implementation\; and Com munity Partners): Kuʻuleianuhea Awo-Chun\, Director of Education and Cul ture-Based Learning (15 minutes)
\nE. Administration Update: I Ola &ndash\; OHA&rsquo\;s Emergency Relief Fund: K.Sean Kekina\, Chief Oper ating Officer
\n\;F. Request for approval to waive Action Ite m BOT #26-06: Approval of the use of up to $250\,000 to fund a statewide \, primetime-broadcast Primary Debate on July 20\, 2026\, for Hawaiʻi&rs quo\;s First Congressional District race\, and up to three (3) live-broa dcast OHA Board of Trustees candidate General Election Forums for the Oʻ ahu\, Maui\, and At-Large races in October 2026\, from the Committee on Budget and Finance to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\n\;G. Request for approval to waive Actio n Item BOT #26-07: Approval of the use of up to $172\,500 to fund confid ential due diligence concerning a potential acquisition by OHA of certai n assets and real property controlled by a production and/or broadcast c ompany serving the Hawaiʻi market\, from the Committee on Budget and Fin ance to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affai rs Board of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Sectio n M.
\nIV. Executive Session§\;
\n\;A. Action Item BOT #26-07: Approval of the use of up to $172\,500 to fund confidential due diligence concerning a potential acquisition by OHA of certain asset s and real property controlled by a production and/or broadcast company serving the Hawaiʻi market\, from the Committee on Budget and Finance to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Boar d of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\nThe Board anticipates deliberating and consulting with OHA&rsquo\; s attorneys regarding confidential due-diligence activities for the pote ntial acquisition opportunity\, including the Board&rsquo\;s powers\, du ties\, privileges\, immunities\, and liabilities\, pursuant to HRS § \;§\; 92-4\, 92-5(a)(3)\, and 92-5(a)(4).
\nV. New Business &n dash\; Continued
\n\;A. Action Item BOT #26-06: Approval of t he use of up to $250\,000 to fund a statewide\, primetime-broadcast Prim ary Debate on July 20\, 2026\, for Hawaiʻi&rsquo\;s First Congressional District race\, and up to three (3) live-broadcast OHA Board of Trustees candidate General Election Forums for the Oʻahu\, Maui\, and At-Large r aces in October 2026\, from the Committee on Budget and Finance to the B oard of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of T rustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Article VIII\, Section M.
\n\;B. Action Item BOT #26-07: Approval of the use of up to $172\,500 to fund confidential due diligence concerning a potential acquisition b y OHA of certain assets and real property controlled by a production and /or broadcast company serving the Hawaiʻi market\, from the Committee on Budget and Finance to the Board of Trustees\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Bylaws (September 4\, 2025)\, Articl e VIII\, Section M.
\nVI. Community Concerns and Celebrations
\ nVII. Announcements
\nVIII. Adjournment
\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, pleas e contact Keola Fong at (808) 626-5484 or by email at keolaf@oha.org as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater like lihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in al ternate/accessible formats.
\nIn the event that the livestream pub lic broadcast is interrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may co ntinue as audio-only through the phone number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda. Meeting recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website https://www.oha.org/about/leadership/board-of-t rustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeting.
\nPublic Testim ony will be called for each agenda item and must be limited to matters l isted on the meeting agenda. Community Concerns and Celebrations is not limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, prohibits Board members from discussing or takin g action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda
\nThe board p acket will be available for the public to inspect at OHA&rsquo\;s main o ffice located at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, no later than three full business days before the meeting. The board pac ket will also be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website\, https://www.oh a.org/bot as soon as practicable thereafter.
\n§\; Notice: Thi s portion of the meeting 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\, by telephone\, o r at the physical meeting location during the remote meeting.
\n(1 ) Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the ag enda should submit testimony via email to botmeetings@oha.org or via pos tal mail to Office of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testi mony is requested to be received at least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board members with sufficient time to review the testimony before the meeting. All written testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omit or redact any personal info rmation (e.g.\, name\, email address\, phone number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online.
\n(2) Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link below:
\nhttps://zoom.us/j/9215 7591537
\nTo provide oral testimony online\, you will need:
\n< p>(1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the remote meeting\; \n(2) internet access\; and
\n(3) a microphone to provide oral testimony.
\nPersons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephon e during the remote meeting may dial the phone number listed at the begi nning of this agenda and enter the corresponding Webinar ID. Telephone p articipants will be able to provide oral testimony during the meeting.\n
Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting loc ation.
\nIf you willfully disrupt the meeting\, support staff will remove you from the Zoom meeting. You can continue to view the remainde r of the meeting on the livestream or by telephone\, as provided at the beginning of this agenda.
\nOral testimony online\, by telephone o r at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes.
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