BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Hawaii Public Meetings and Events Calendar//111285808//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261024T195630Z DTSTART:20260930T093000 DTEND:20261001T000000 SUMMARY:JOINT Meeting of the Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowe rment (BAE) and the Committee on Budget and Finance (BF) UID:20261024T195630Z-uidGen@fe80:0:0:0:410:d2ff:fefd:e5dd%ens5 TZID:HST LOCATION:Virtual Meeting and at Nā Lama Kukui 560 N. Nimitz Hwy. Honolulu \, HI. 96817 DESCRIPTION:

JOINT MEETING OF THE

COMMITTEE ON BENEFIC IARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT (BAE) AND THE

COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE (BF)

DATE: \; \; \; Wednesday September 30\, 2026

\; \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; TIME: \; \; \; \; 9 :30 a.m.

\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; P LACE: \; \; \;&nbs p\; Remote Meeting by Interactive Conference

Technology Viewable at www.oha.org/l ivestream OR

Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477\,

Webinar ID: 917 5529 4090

This meeting can be viewed via livestream on OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oha.org/livestream or listened to by phone using the call-in info rmation above. \; Additiona lly\, this meeting can be viewed live on ʻŌlelo Community Media https:// olelo.org/. \; A physical m eeting location\, open to members of the public who would like to provid e oral testimony or view the meeting\, will be available at 560 N. Nimit z Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.

AGENDA

\; \; \; I. \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Call to Order

\;II. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; Approval of Minutes

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A. \; \; \; \; \; \; September 16 \, 2026
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B. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; September 21\, 2026
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C. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; September 22\, 2026
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III. ~~\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;~~ ~~Unfinished Business - None~~
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IV. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; New Business - None
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\;V. \; \; \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Executive Session§\;
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Approval of Minutes
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1. \;&nbs p\; Approval of Executive Session Minutes of September 9\, 2026
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2. \; \; Approval of Executive Session Minutes of S eptember 16\, 2026
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B. \; Second-round interviews and presentations \, review and discussion of reference checks\, and selection of finalist candidates for the permanent position of Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chi ef Executive Officer (CEO) / Administrator. The JOINT BAE-BF Committees anticipate convening in executive session pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5(a )(2) to consider the hiring and evaluation of an officer or employee\, w here consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved related to the candidates under consideration. Candidates who advance as finali sts will be announced publicly and will participate in a series of publi c interviews\, with the final selection to occur at a future meeting ope n to the public.
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VI. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Adjo urnment
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If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, please contact K eola Fong at 808-626-5484 or by email at keola f@oha.org as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
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§\;Notice: \; This portion of the meeting w ill be closed pursuant to HRS §\; 92- 5.
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Public Testimony will be called for each agenda item and must be limi ted to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, Public Agency Meetings and Records\, prohibits Board members from discussing or taking a ction 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 N. Nimitz H wy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817 no later than three full business days before the meeting.\n
The boa rd packet will also be made available on ~~OHA&rsquo\;s website https://www.oha .org/bf as soon as practicable thereafter.~~
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In the event that the livestream public broadcast is interrupted and cann ot be restored\, the meeting may con tinue as audio-only through the phone number and Webin ar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda.
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~~Meeting recordings will~~ be made available on OHA&rsq uo\;s website https://www.oha.org/about/leadersh ip/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeting.
\nTestimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees either as:
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~~(1) \;~~ written testimony\; or
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(2) \; live\, oral testimony online\, by telephone\, or at the physical meeting location during the remote meeting.
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(1)& nbsp\; \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide wri tten testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit testimony via email to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office 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 sc heduled meeting to allow board members with sufficient time to review th e testimony before the meeting.~~
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Please note that all written testimony w ill be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, na me\, email address\, phone number\, home address\, or materia ls) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online
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(2)&nb sp\; \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please use th e link below:
\n \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Webinar ID: 917 5529 4090
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https://zoom.us/j/91755294090 \;
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(*if you are unable to link directly\, copy and paste in search)
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~~To provide oral testimony online\, you wi ll~~ need:
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(a) \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; computer or mobile device to connect to the vi rtual meeting \;
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~~(b) \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; internet access\;~~ and
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(c) \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; a microphone to ~~provide oral testimony.~~
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remote meeting may dial the phone number listed at the beginning of this agenda and enter the co rresponding Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provide o ral testimony during the meeting.
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Persons wishing to provi de oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
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If y ou willfully disrupt the meeting\, support staff will remove you from th e 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 a genda.
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Oral testi mony online\, by telephone or at a physical meeting location will be lim ited to five (5) minutes.
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\n
COM MITTEE ON BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT (BAE) AND THE \n
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE (BF)
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DATE: \; \; \;Wednesday September 30\, 2026
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\; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; \; TIME: \; \; \ ; \; 9:30 a.m.
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\; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; PLACE: \;& nbsp\; \; \; Remote Meeting by Interactive Conference
\n
Technology Viewable at www.oha.org/livestream OR
\n
Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477\,
\n
Webinar ID: 917 5529 4090
\n
\ ;
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This meeting can be viewed via livestream on OHA& 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 Communi ty Media https://olelo.org/. \; A physical meeting location\, open to members of the public who wou ld like to provide oral testimony or view the meeting\, will be availabl e at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.
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AGENDA
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&nbs p\; \; \; I. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; Call to Order
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\;II. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Approval of Minutes
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A. \; \; \; \; \; \; September 16\, 2026
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B. \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; September 21\, 2026
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C. \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; September 22\, 2026
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III. \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Unfinished Business - None
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IV. \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; New Business - None\n
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\;V.&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Executive Session§\;
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A.&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; Approval of Minutes
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1. \; \; Approval of Executive Session Minutes of Sept ember 9\, 2026
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2. \; \; Approval of Executive Ses sion Minutes of September 16\, 2026
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B . \; Second-round interviews and presentations\, review and discussion of reference checks\, and sele ction of finalist candidates for the permanent position of Office of Haw aiian Affairs Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Administrator. The JOINT B AE-BF Committees anticipate convening in executive session pursuant to H RS §\; 92-5(a)(2) to consider the hiring and evaluation of an office r or employee\, where consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved related to the candidates under consideration. Candidates who advance as finalists will be announced publicly and will participate in a series of public interviews\, with the final selection to occur at a f uture meeting open to the public.
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~~VI. \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;~~ Adjournment
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If you need an auxiliary aid/servic e or other accommodation due to a disabi lity\, 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 likel ihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/ac cessible formats.
\n
\;
\n
§\;Notice: \; This portion of the meeting will be closed pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5.
\n
\;
\n
Public Testimony will be called for each agenda item an d must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, Public Agency Meetings and Records\, p rohibits Board members from discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda.
\n
\;
\n
The board packet will be available for the public to inspect at OHA&rsquo\;s main office located at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Sui te 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817 no later than three full business days before the meeting.
\n
The board packet will also be made available on OHA&rsquo\ ;s website ~~https://www.oha.org/bf~~ ~~as soon as practicable thereaft er.~~
\n
\;
\n
In t he 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.\n~~
\;
\n
Meeting recordings will be ma de available on OHA&rsquo\;s webs ite https://www.oha.o rg/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeti ng.
\n
Testimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees either as:
\n
(1)& nbsp\; writte n testimony\; or
\n
(2) \; live\, oral testimony online\, by telephone\, or at the ~~physical meeting location ~~~~during the remote meeting.~~
\n
\;
\n(1) \; \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the age nda should submit testimony via email to botmeetings@oh a.org or via postal mail to Offi ce of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trus tees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be receive d at least twenty-four hour s prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board members with sufficient time to review the testimony before the meeting.
\n
\;
\n
Please note that all wr itten testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, email address\, phone number\, home add ress\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly onlin e
\n
(2) \; \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please use the link below :
\n
\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; Webinar ID: 917 5529 4090
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https://zoom.us/j/9 1755294090 \;
\n
(*if you are unable to link directly\, copy and paste in search)
\n
To provide oral testimony online\, you will need:
\n
(a) \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; computer ~~or mobile device to connect to the virtual meeting\;~~
\n
(b) \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; internet access\; and
\n
~~~~(c) \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; a microphone to~~ provide~~ ~~oral testimony.~~
\n \;
\n
Persons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remote meeting may dial the phone number listed at the beginning of this agenda and enter the corresponding Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provide oral testimony during the meeting.
\n
\;
\n
Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
\n
\;
\n
If you willfully disrupt the meeting\, support staff will r emove 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 be ginning of this agenda.
\n
\;
\n
Oral testimony online\, by telephone or at a physical meeting loc ation will be limited to five (5) minutes.
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