BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Hawaii Public Meetings and Events Calendar//111285573//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261112T010127Z DTSTART:20260818T130000 DTEND:20260819T000000 SUMMARY:NELHA Board of Directors Meeting UID:20261112T010127Z-uidGen@fe80:0:0:0:410:d2ff:fefd:e5dd%ens5 TZID:HST LOCATION:NELHA OceanView Conference Room 208\, 73-970 Makako Bay Drive Ka ilua-Kona\, 96740 DESCRIPTION:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETI NG AGENDA*

Natural Energy Labo ratory of Hawaii Authority

August 18\, 2026

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1:00 p.m.
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An Hybrid In teractive Conference Technology Meeting will be held
via Zoom and o ne location.

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Board Directors and members of the public may attend the meeting
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at the location listed below or via Zo om using this link:
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https://us0 6web.zoom.us/j/89015305381?pwd=kQ2xFkfLoXqSVGspovaMmkiyhSP4I2.1
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Meeting ID: 890 1530 5381
Passcode: 195648
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Members of the public can also join via the toll-free telephone n umbers listed below:
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+17193594580\,\,89015305 381#
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or
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+1 2532050468\,\,89015305381# US
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NELHA OceanV iew Conference Room 208
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H ale Iako Building
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73-970 Makako Bay Drive
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Kailua -Kona\, HI 96740
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1. \; \; \; \ ; \; Call to Order.
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< !-- [if !supportLists]-->2. \; \; \; \; \; Approval of NELHA Board of Directors&rsquo\; May 26\, 2026 Meeting Minutes.
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3. \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; Approval of the NELHA Board of Directors&rsquo\; May 26\, 2026 Ex ecutive Session Minutes.
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4. \ ; \; \; \; \; 5. \; \; \; \; \; ~~Old Business.~~
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a. Update and discussion re garding the Amended Complaint Filed by Keahole Point Hatcheries LLC on O ctober 28\, 2025.*
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\;b. \; Report f rom the Permitted Interaction Group regarding hiring of \;the NELHA Executive Director position &ndash\; No discussion or d ecision making.
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\;c. Update and discussion regar ding the November 18\, 2025 sea water quality event and related demand l etter from McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP\, attorneys at law\, o n behalf of Ocean Era\, Inc. dated April 14\, 2026 . *
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6. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; New Business.
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a. \; \; Recommend and est ablish a regularly scheduled review of NELHA lease. Discussion and/or de cision making.
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b. \; \; Recommend and establis h a Governance Working Group for establishing facility-wide Standard Ope rating Procedures. Discussion and decision making.
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\;c. \; \; \; Report and Status of the NELHA Cybersecurity Breach. *
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7. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Financial Report: \; Approval and Decisio n Making.
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8. \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; Executive Director&rsquo\;s Informational Status Report on ongoing projects including: Marketing and Leasing\, Facility\, Laborato ry\, CIP Projects\, Contracts and Administration.*
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9. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Announcements.
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a. \; \; Date of next regularly scheduled NELHA Board of Directors meeting is
Tuesday\, September 15\, 2026\, at 1:00 pm.
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~~10. \;~~ 1. \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; ~~Call to Order.~~
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2. \; \; \; \; \; Approval of NELHA Board of Directors &rsquo\; May 26\, 2026 Meeting Minutes.
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3. \; \; \; \; \; Approval of the NELHA Board of Directors&rsquo\; May 26\, 2026 Executive Session Minutes.
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4. \; \; \; \; \; Public Testimony.
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5. \; \; \; \; \; Old Bu siness.
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a. Update and discussion regarding the Amended Complaint Filed by Keahole Point Ha tcheries LLC on October 28\, 2025.*
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\;b. \; Report from the Permitted Interaction Group regarding hiring of \;the NELHA Executive Director position &ndash\; N o discussion or decision making.
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\;c. Update and discussion regarding the November 18\, 2025 sea water quality event and related demand letter from McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP\, att orneys at law\, on behalf of Ocean Era\, Inc. dated April 14\, 2026 . *
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6. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; New Bus iness.
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a. \; \; Recommend and establish a regularly scheduled review of NELHA lease. Dis cussion and/or decision making.
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b. \; \; Recom mend and establish a Governance Working Group for establishing facility- wide Standard Operating Procedures. Discussion and decision making.
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&nb sp\;c. \; \; \ ; Report and Status of the NELHA Cybersecurity Breach. *
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7. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Financial Report: \; App roval and Decision Making.
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8. \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; Executive Director&rsquo\;s Informational Status Report on ongoing projects including: Marketing and Leasing\, Fa cility\, Laboratory\, CIP Projects\, Contracts and Administration.*
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9. \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; Announcements.
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a. \; \; Date o f next regularly scheduled NELHA Board of Directors meeting is Tuesday\, September 15\, 2026\, at 1:00 pm.
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10. \; Adjourn ment.
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\;* \; \; \; \; \; ~~On any of the above items the Board may convene in Ex ecutive Session pursuant to~~ section 9 2-5(a)\, HRS\, to consult with the Board&rsquo\;s attorney on issues per taining to the Board&rsquo\;s powers\, duties\, privileges\, immunities\ , and liabilities pursuant to section 92-5(a)(4)\, HRS\, to discuss busi ness trade secrets of confidential or proprietary commercial or financia l information of tenants or prospective tenants pursuant to section 227D -3.5\, (HRS)\, or to receive information that is proprietary to a partic ular enterprise pursuant to HRS 227D-6.
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\;** \; \; \; The Board may enter Executive Session pursuant to section 92-5(a)(2)\, HRS to consider the hire\, eval uation\, dismissal\, or discipline of an officer or employee or of charg es brought against the officer or employee\, where consideration of matt ers affecting privacy will be involved\; provided that if the individual concerned requests an open meeting\, an open meeting shall be held.
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\;~~In the e vent a location loses its audiovisual connection\, the meeting will be a utomatically recessed to restore communications as described in section 92-3.7(c)\, HRS.~~
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\;Members of the publi c may submit written testimony on this agenda via e-mail no later
than 2:30 p.m. on Friday\, August 14\, 2026\, ad dressed to: \; keith.olson@hawaii.gov.
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Alternatively\, members of the public may mail written testimony on this agenda to Laurence Sombardier\ , Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority\, 73-4460 Queen Kaahuman u
Hwy.\, #101\, Kailua-Kona\, Hawaii USA \; 96740-2637.
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\;Internet Access:
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To view the meeting and provide live oral testimo ny during the meeting\, please use the link shown on page 1 of this agen da. \; You will be asked to enter your name in order to access the meeting as an attendee. \; We request that you enter your f ull name\, but you may use a pseudonym or other identifier if you wish t o remain anonymous. \; You will also be asked for an email address. \; You may fill in this field with any entry in an email f ormat\, e.g.\, *****@***mail.com.
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As an attendee\, your microphone will be automatic ally muted during the meeting unless you are providing testimony. \; For each agenda item you wish to testify on\, please click the &ldquo\;Raise Hand&rdquo\; button found on your Zoom screen. \; Bo ard staff will individually enable each testifier to unmute their microp hone. \; When recognized by the Board Chair\, please unmute your microphone before speaking and mut e your microphone after you finish speaking in order to prevent audio fe edback. \; When testifying\ , you will be asked to identify yourself and the organization\, if any\, that you represent.
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\;Telephon e Access:
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If you cannot get internet access\, you may get audio-only access by c alling the Zoom telephone number listed on page 1 of this agenda.
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Upon diali ng the number\, you will be prompted to enter the Meeting ID which is al so listed on page 1 of this agenda.&nb sp\; After entering the Meeting ID\, you will be asked to either enter your panelist number or wait to be admitted into the meeting. \; You will not have a panelist number\, so please wait until you are admitted into the meeting.
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When the Board Chair asks for pu blic testimony\, you may indicate you want to testify by entering &ldquo \;*&rdquo\; and then &ldquo\;9&rdquo\; on your telephone&rsquo\;s keypad . \; After entering &ldquo\ ;*&rdquo\; and then &ldquo\;9&rdquo\;\, a voice prompt will let you know that the host of the meeting has been notified. \; When recognized by the Board Chair\, you may un mute yourself by pressing &ldquo\;*&rdquo\; and then &ldquo\;6&rdquo\; o n your telephone. \; A voic e prompt will let you know that you are unmuted. \; Once you are finished speaking\, please enter & ldquo\;*&rdquo\; and then &ldquo\;6&rdquo\; again to mute yourself.
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If you nee d an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, contact Ms. Faustine Edge at 808-327-9585 or faustine.x.edge@hawaii.gov as soon as possible\, preferably three (3) workin g days prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made. \; If a response is received three (3) wor king days or less before the meeting\, we will try to obtain the auxilia ry aid/service or accommodation\, but we cannot guarantee that the reque st will be fulfilled. \; Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate forma ts such as large print\, Braille\, or electronic copy.
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The next NELHA Board of Directors meeting is currently sch eduled for Tuesday
September 15\, 2026.
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Issue d Wednesday\, August 12\, 2026\, in compliance with Sunshine Laws
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