BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Hawaii Public Meetings and Events Calendar//111285769//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T142829Z DTSTART:20260923T090000 DTEND:20260924T000000 SUMMARY:Office of Hawaiian Affairs Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment C ommittee UID:20261026T142831Z-uidGen@fe80:0:0:0:410:d2ff:fefd:e5dd%ens5 TZID:HST LOCATION:Virtual Meeting and at Nā Lama Kukui 560 N. Nimitz Hwy\, Honolul u\, HI 96817 DESCRIPTION:

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT\n

DATE: Wednesday\, September 23\, 2026

TIME: 9:00 A.M. \n

PLACE: Remote Meeting by Interactive Conference Technol ogy

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Viewa ble at https://www.oha.or g/livestream OR
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Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477 Webinar ID: 956 0010 7844
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This meetin g can be viewed via livestream on OHA&rsquo\;s websi te at www.oha.org/livestream or listened to by phone using the call-in information above. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed live on ʻŌlelo Community Media http://olelo.org. A physical meetin g location\, open to membe rs of the public who would like to provide oral testimony or view the meeting\, will be available at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\ , HI 96817.
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\;AGENDA
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~~I. \; \; \;~~ ~~\; \; \; \;Call to Order~~
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\; \; \; \;New Business
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A. \;&nbs p\; \; \; Update by the Malu Projec t Ad Hoc Committee and Administration &ndash\; Status Update and Discussion regarding the Malu Projec t\, including implementation\, current activities\, coordination\, and n ext steps.
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III. \; \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; Executive Session§\;
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~~A. \; \; \;~~ ~~Approval of Executive Session Minutes:~~
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&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; April 29\, 2026
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B. \; \; \; \; Update on Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monume nt and Sanctuary. The BAE Committee anticipates convening in an executive meeting pursuan t to HRS §\; 92-5(a)(4) to consult with its legal counsel regarding the Board's powers\, duties\, privileges\, immunities\, and liabilities on potential litigation related to defense of resource protections in Pa pahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and Sanctuary.
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IV. \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; Community Concerns and Celebrations
\nV. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; Announcements
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VI. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Adjournment
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If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, p lease contact Keola Fong ~~at (808) 626-5484 or by email at keolaf@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.
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In the event that the livestream public broadcast is interrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only through the phone number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda. Meet ing recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website
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https://www.oha.org/abou t/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeting.
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Public Testimony will be cal led for each agenda item and mus t be limited to matters listed on the m eeting agenda. Community Concerns and Celebrations is not limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statute s\, Chapter 92\, prohibits Board members from
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discussing or acting on matters not listed on the meeting agenda.
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* The board packet will be available for the public to inspect at ~~OHA&rsquo\;s main office located~~ ~~at 560~~
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N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite ~~200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, no later than three full bu siness days before the meeting. The board packet will also be made available o n OHA&rsquo\;s website\,~~
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https://w ww.oha.org/bae\, as soon as practi cable thereafter.
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§\; Notice: This por tion of the meeting will be closed pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5\n
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Testimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees either ~~as: (1) written testimony or (2) live\, oral testimony online\, by telephone\, or at the physical meeti ng location during the remote meeting.~~
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(1) \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit testimony via email to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal m ail to Office of
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~~Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board o f Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz~~ Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Hon olulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received at least twenty- four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board members with su fficient time to
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review the testimony before the meeting. Please note that all written testimony wil l be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omit or redact any personal informa tion (e.g.\, name\, ema il address\, phone number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online.
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(2) \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during ~~the remote~~ ~~meeting\, please click on the link: \; https://zoom.us/j/95600107844\n~~
~~To provi de oral testimony online\, you will need:~~
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(1) \; ~~a computer or mobile device~~ to connect to the remote meeting\, internet access\, and
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a microphone to provide oral ~~testimony.~~
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony b y telephone during the remote meeting may dial the phone number listed a t the beginning of this agenda and enter the corresponding Webinar ID. T elephone participants will be able to provide oral testimony during the meeting.
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Persons wishing t o provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up th e day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
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If you willfully disrupt the meeting\, supp ort staff will remove you from the Zoom meeting. You can continue to vie w the remainder of the meeting on the livestream or by telephone\, as pr ovided at the beginning of this agenda.
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Oral testimony online\, by telephone or at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes.
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MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON BENE FICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT
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DATE: Wednesday\, September 23\, 2026
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TIME: 9:00 A.M.
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PLACE: Remote Meeting by Interactive C onference Technology
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Viewable at h ttps://www.oha.org/livestream OR
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Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477 Webinar ID: 956 0010 7844
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~~This meeting can be viewed via livestream on O HA&rsquo\;s website at~~ www.oha.org /livestream or listened to by phone using the call-in information above. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed live on ʻŌlelo Community Media http://olelo.org. A physical meeting location\, open to members of the public who would like to provide oral testimony or view the meeting\, will be available at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suit e 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.
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\;AGENDA\n
~~I. \; \; \;~~ \; \; \; \;Call to Order
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\;
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II. \; \; \; \;New Business
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A. \; \; \; \; Update b y the Malu Project Ad Hoc Committee and Administration ~~&ndash\; Status Update and Discussion regardin g the Malu Project\, including implementation\, current activities\, coo rdination\, and next steps.~~
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III. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Executive Session§\;
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A. \;&nb sp\; \; Approval of Executive Se ssion Minutes:
\n&bull\; \; \; \; \; \; B. \; \; \; \; Update on Papahānaumokuākea Marin e National Monument and Sanctuary. The BAE Committee anticipates convening in an executiv e meeting pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5(a)(4) to consult with its legal c ounsel regarding the Board's powers\, duties\, privileges\, immunities\, and liabilities on potential litigation related to defense of resource protections in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and Sanctuary.
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IV. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Community Concerns and Celebrations
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V. \; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; Announcements
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VI. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Adjournment
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If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, please 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 likelihood of bei ng fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/acces sible formats.
\n
In the event that the livestream public broadcas t is interrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue 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 w ebsite
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https:/ /www.oha.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the m eeting.
\n
Public Testimony will be called for ea ch agenda item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Community Concerns and Celebrations i s not limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\; i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, prohibits Board members from
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~~discussing or acting on matters not l isted on the~~ meeting agenda.
\n
* The board packet will be available for th e public to inspect at OHA&rsquo\; s main office located at 560
\n
N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, no later than three full business da ys before the meeting. The board packet will also be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website\,
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https://www.oha.org/bae\, as soon as practicable thereafter.
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§\; Notice: This portion of the meeting will be closed pursuant to HRS &sec t\; 92-5
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\;
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Testimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees either as: (1) written testimony or (2) live\, oral testimony online\, by telephone\, or at t he physical meeting location during the remote meeting.
\n
(1) \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit testimony via emai l to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office of
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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 meeting to allow boar d members with sufficient time to
\n
review the testimony before t he meeting. Please note that all writ ten testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omit or r edact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, email address \, phone number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online.
\n
Perso ns wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link: \; https://zoom.us/j/956001 07844
\n
To provide oral testimony online\, you will need:
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(1) \; a computer or mobile device to con nect to the remote meeting\, internet access\, and
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(2) \; a micro phone to provide oral testimony.
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remote meeting may dial the phon e number listed at the beginning of this agenda and enter the correspond ing Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provide oral test imony during the meeting.
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting locati on can sign up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
\n
\;
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If you willfully disrupt t he meeting\, support staff will remove you from the Zoom meeting. You ca n continue to view the remainder of the meeting on the livestream or by telephone\, as provided at the beginning of this agenda.
\n
\;
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Oral testimony online\ , by telephone or at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes.
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