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SUMMARY:Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retire
 ment System of the State of Hawaii
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LOCATION:The Ritz-Carlton Oahu\, Turtle Bay\, 57-091 Kamehameha Highway\,
  Kahuku\, Hawaii  96731
DESCRIPTION:<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0p
 t\;">NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&
 nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">AGENCY:<span>&nb
 sp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; </span>Board of Trustees of the Emp
 loyees&rsquo\; Retirement System of the State of Hawaii</span></p>\n<p><
 span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">PLACE:<span>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb
 sp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span>The Ritz-Carlton Oahu\, Turtle Bay\, 
 57-091 Kamehameha Highway\, Kahuku\, Hawaii<span>&nbsp\; </span>96731</s
 pan></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">DATES:<span>&nbsp\; &nbsp
 \; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span>Tuesday\, October 6\, 2
 026\, 5:30 p.m. (Oahu Conference Room)\;<br /></span><span style="font-s
 ize: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Wednesday\, October 7\, 20
 26\, 8:00 a.m. (Oahu Conference Room)\;<br /></span><span style="font-si
 ze: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Thursday\, October 8\, 2026
 \, 8:00 a.m. (Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2)\;<br /></span><span style="font
 -size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Friday\, October 9\, 202
 6\, 8:10 a.m. (Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2)</span></p>\n<h2 style="text-al
 ign: center\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">AGENDA</span></h2>\n<p>
 <strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">The order in which items o
 n the agenda are considered may change at the discretion of the Chair.<b
 r /></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">M
 eeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday\, October 6\, 2026\, in the Oa
 hu Conference Room.</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">
 &nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">TUES
 DAY\, OCTOBER 6\, 2026</span></u></strong></p>\n<p><span style="font-siz
 e: 11.0pt\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;">QUORUM/CALL TO O
 RDER<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt\;">Vincent Barfield
 \, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees</span><
 span style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><u><span style="
 font-size: 11.0pt\;">PUBLIC COMMENT<br /></span></u><span><span><span st
 yle="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Members of the public may submit written testi
 mony on these agenda items via e-mail or postal mail with receipt recomm
 ended by 4:30 p.m. on Monday\, October 5\, 2026\, in order to ensure it 
 is distributed in time for consideration.<span>&nbsp\; </span>Please add
 ress written testimony if by e-mail to:<span>&nbsp\; </span></span></spa
 n></span><a href="mailto:dale.kanae@hawaii.gov"><span><span><span><span 
 style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">dale.kanae@hawaii.gov</span></span></span></
 span></a><span><span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"> or by post
 al mail to:<span>&nbsp\; </span>Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System of t
 he State of Hawaii\, Board of Trustees\, 201 Merchant Street\, Suite 140
 0\, Honolulu\, HI<span>&nbsp\; </span>96813.<span>&nbsp\; </span>Members
  of the public may also attend the meeting and provide testimony in pers
 on</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt
 \;">.<br /><br /></span></span></span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\
 ;">NEW BUSINESS<br /><br /></span></u><u></u><span><span><span style="fo
 nt-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;"
 >&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span s
 tyle="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Pre-ERS Investment Education Summit Session. 
 Review Agendas for October 7-9\, 2026.</span></span></span></p>\n<p><spa
 n><span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will reces
 s and reconvene at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday\, October 7\, 2026\, in the Oa
 hu Conference Room.</span></em></strong></span></span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</
 p>\n<p><span><span><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">WEDNESDA
 Y\, OCTOBER 7\, 2026</span></u></strong></span></span><span><span><span 
 style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n<p><span><
 span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will reconven
 e at 8:00 a.m. in the Oahu Conference Room.</span></em></strong></span><
 /span></p>\n<p><span><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">RECONVEN
 E</span></u></span></span></p>\n<p><span><span><u><span style="font-size
 : 11.0pt\;">QUORUM/CALL TO ORDER<br /></span></u></span></span><span><sp
 an><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Vincent Barfield\, Chair\, Employee
 s&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees</span></span></span></p>\n
 <p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">EXECUTIVE SESSION<br /></s
 pan></u></span><u></u><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">The follow
 ing matters will be considered in Executive Session\, pursuant to HRS &s
 ect\;88-27.5(a)(1) and (3) and HRS &sect\;92-5(a)(4)\, as the Board anti
 cipates conducting discussions and/or deliberations relating to\, or to 
 make a decision upon\, investments or prospective investments by the sys
 tem that require the consideration of information or records that are ex
 empt from disclosure under HRS &sect\;92F\, including without limitation
  information and records that are proprietary information or confidentia
 l business information\, and deliberations concerning the authority of p
 ersons designated by the Board to negotiate investments or the sale of p
 roperty held by or for the benefit of the system\; and to discuss and re
 view Leadership Succession Plans of the ERS.<span>&nbsp\; </span>The Boa
 rd may also consult with the Board&rsquo\;s attorneys on questions and i
 ssues pertaining to the Board&rsquo\;s powers\, duties\, privileges\, im
 munities\, and liabilities with respect to these matters.</span></span><
 /p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>1.<span style="fon
 t: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
  </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Total Fund Strat
 egic Update.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\
 ;"><span>2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size:
  11.0pt\;">Asset Liability Study.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span styl
 e="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roma
 n'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><s
 pan style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Total Fund Liquidity and Risk Update.</s
 pan></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>4.<spa
 n style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Oper
 ational Risk Introduction.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font
 -size: 11.0pt\;"><span>5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span sty
 le="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Liquid Markets.</span></span></p>\n<p style="pa
 dding-left: 40px\;"><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>a.<spa
 n style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Dive
 rsifying Strategies Strategic Update.<br /></span></span><span><span sty
 le="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>b.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Rom
 an'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><
 span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Public Equity Update.</span></span></p>
 \n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>6.<span style="font: 
 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </
 span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Private Markets.</s
 pan></span></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 40px\;"><span><span style="font
 -size: 11.0pt\;"><span>a.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span sty
 le="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Global Credit Strategic Plan.<br /></span></spa
 n><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>b.<span style="font: 7.0
 pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </spa
 n></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Real Assets Strategic 
 Plan.<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>c
 .<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"
 >Private Equity Strategic Plan.<br /></span></span><span><span style="fo
 nt-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>d.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;"
 >&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span s
 tyle="font-size: 11.0pt\;">HiTIP Strategic Update.</span></span></p>\n<p
 ><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>7.<span style="font: 7.0p
 t 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span
 ></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Approval of Global Cred
 it Strategic Plan\, Real Assets Strategic Plan\, and Private Equity Stra
 tegic Plan.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;
 "><span>8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 
 11.0pt\;">BlackRock Alpha Tilt Portfolio Strategy and Performance.</span
 ></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>9.<span s
 tyle="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Executi
 ve Session\, pursuant to HRS &sect\;92-5(a)(4)\, to Discuss and Review L
 eadership Succession Plans of the Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System.</
 span></span></p>\n<p><span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"
 >Meeting will recess and reconvene at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday\, October 8\
 , 2026\, in the Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2.</span></em></strong></span><s
 pan><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n<p>&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p><span><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">THURSDAY\
 , OCTOBER 8\, 2025</span></u></strong></span></p>\n<p><span><span style=
 "font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span><span><strong><em><span style
 ="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. in the Kuilim
 a Ballrooms 1 and 2.</span></em></strong></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span 
 style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">RECONVENE</span></u></span></p>\n<p><span><u
 ><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">QUORUM/CALL TO ORDER<br /></span></u>
 </span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Vincent Barfield\, Chair\
 , Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees</span></span></p
 >\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">WELCOME ADDRESS<br /></
 span></u></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Vincent Barfield
 \, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees</span><
 /span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">STATE OF THE E
 MPLOYEES&rsquo\; RETIREMENT SYSTEM<br /></span></u></span><span><span st
 yle="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Kalbert Young\, Executive Director\, Employees
 &rsquo\; Retirement System</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="f
 ont-size: 11.0pt\;">MASTERCLASS ON INVESTMENT LEADERSHIP<br /></span></u
 ></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Vincent Barfi
 eld\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees<br /
 ></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelist:<span>&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Rob Kaplan\, Vice Chairman\, Goldman S
 achs</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">KE
 YNOTE:<span>&nbsp\; </span>U.S. PUBLIC POLICY &amp\; POLITICAL MARKET IN
 SIGHTS<br /></span></u></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Pr
 esenter:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Emmit Kane\, Trustee\, Employees&rsq
 uo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees<br /></span></span><span><span 
 style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Speaker:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <
 /span>Gene Sperling\, Consultant to PIMCO</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u
 ><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">MACROECONOMIC TRENDS<br /></span></u>
 </span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Lynn Kamimoto\
 , Investment Officer - Risk\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /><
 /span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelist:<span>&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Torsten Slok\, Partner and Chief Economi
 st\, Apollo Global Management</span></span><span><span style="font-size:
  9.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size:
  11.0pt\;">INVESTING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<br /></span></u></span><
 span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator:&nbsp\; Aaron Au\, Inve
 stment Officer &ndash\; Private Equity/Venture Capital\, Employees&rsquo
 \; Retirement System<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11
 .0pt\;">Panelist:<span>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span>Anita Sands
 \, Vice Chair &amp\; Head of Growth\, General Catalyst</span></span></p>
 \n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">THE VALUE OF OPERATIONAL
  DUE DILIGENCE<br /></span></u></span><u></u><span><span style="font-siz
 e: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Jennifer Kimura\, Investment Officer &ndash\; Op
 erations\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></span></span><span>
 <span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelist:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\; </span>Michael Merrigan\, Founder\, Shadmoor Advisors</span></span
 ></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">DIVERSIFYING STRATE
 GIES:<span>&nbsp\; </span>BUILT TO PERFORM WHEN MARKETS DON&rsquo\;T<br 
 /></span></u></span><u></u><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moder
 ator: Andrew Chen\, Investment Officer &ndash\; Global Credit/Diversifyi
 ng\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></span></span><span><span 
 style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\; </span>Roman Mahi\, Investment Specialist &ndash\; Global Cred
 it/Diversifying\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></span></span
 ><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelists:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\; </span>Neale Jackson\, Portfolio Manager\, 36 South Advisors<br /
 ></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Faisal Javaid\, Head of Exte
 rnal Alpha Investment Risk\, Solutions\, Man Group<br /></span></span><s
 pan><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Lisa Martin\, Director of Business Developmen
 t\, Crabel Capital Management<br /></span></span><span><span style="font
 -size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; <
 /span>Chris Santore\, Executive Vice President\, Quantitative Strategies
 \, PIMCO</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;
 ">HAWAII TARGETED INVESTMENTS<br /></span></u></span><u></u><span><span 
 style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Andrew Betz\, Partner\, Stafford 
 Capital Partners<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt
 \;">Panelists:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Dawn Harflinger\, Found
 er\, Hawaii Permanent Fund\, Opihi Capital<br /></span></span><span><spa
 n style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\; </span>Scott Trebilco\, Senior Managing Director\, Blackston
 e &ndash\; Real Estate</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-
 size: 11.0pt\;">PRIVATE MARKETS OUTLOOK<br /></span></u></span><u></u><s
 pan><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Ian Wetzel\, Investment
  Officer &ndash\; Real Assets\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /
 ></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelists:<span>&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Ilene Levinson\, Managing Director\, Hamilto
 n Lane<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Sasha Talcott\, M
 anaging Director\, KKR Client Solutions<br /></span></span><span><span s
 tyle="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\; </span>Steve Turner\, Managing Director\, Morgan Stanley Invest
 ment Management</span></span></p>\n<p><strong><em><span style="font-size
 : 11.0pt\;">Meeting will recess and reconvene at 8:10 a.m. on Friday\, O
 ctober 9\, 2026\, in the Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2.</span></em></strong>
 </p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">FR
 IDAY\, OCTOBER 9\, 2026</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0p
 t\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;
 ">Meeting will reconvene at 8:10 a.m. in the Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2.<
 /span></em></strong></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">RECONV
 ENE</span></u></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">QUORUM/CALL 
 TO ORDER<br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Vincent Barfi
 eld\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees</spa
 n></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">KEYNOTE ADDRESS:<span>&n
 bsp\; </span>EMPATHIC LEADERSHIP VALUE CREATION<br /></span></u><u></u><
 span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Presenter:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>A
 manda Lowrey\, Trustee\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Tr
 ustees<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Speaker:<span>&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Amy Lesch\, Partner\, Head of Global Prod
 uct Strategy\, KKR Client Solutions</span></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-
 size: 11.0pt\;">PUBLIC PENSION CIO PANEL:<span>&nbsp\; </span>LESSONS LE
 ARNED<br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Antho
 ny Goo\, Interim Chief Investment Officer\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement
  System<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelists:<span>&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Jason Malinowski\, CIO\, Seattle City Employe
 es&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\
 ;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Steven M
 eier\, Vice Chair of Neuberger Berman\; former CIO\, New York City Burea
 u of Asset Management<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><spa
 n>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Alison Romano\,
  CEO &amp\; CIO\, San Francisco Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System</spa
 n></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">A CONVERSATION WITH THE 
 TITANS OF PRIVATE CREDIT<br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\
 ;">Moderator: Darlene Blakeney\, Trustee\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement 
 System Board of Trustees<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">P
 anelists:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Glen August\, CEO\, Oak Hill
  Advisors<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\; &n
 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; </span>How
 ard Marks\, Co-Chair\, Oaktree Capital Management</span><span style="fon
 t-size: 10.0pt\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-fo
 nt: minor-latin\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.
 0pt\;">CLOSING<br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Present
 ers: Vincent Barfield\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Boar
 d of Trustees<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Anthony Goo\, Interim C
 hief Investment Officer\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System</span></p>
 \n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">NEW BUSINESS (cont&rsquo\;d)</
 span></u></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>2.<span style=
 "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Post-ERS Inv
 estment Education Summit Debrief Session.<span>&nbsp\; </span>Discuss In
 sights\, Improvements\, and Future Events.<u></u></span></p>\n<p><u><spa
 n style="font-size: 11.5pt\;">ADJOURNMENT</span></u></p>\n<p style="padd
 ing-left: 40px\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">If you require auxil
 iary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, please con
 tact Dale Kehau Kanae at (808) 586-1706 or </span><a href="mailto:dale.k
 anae@hawaii.gov"><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">dale.kanae@hawa
 ii.gov</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"> as soon
  as possible\, preferably by Thursday\,<br />October 1\, 2026\, and the 
 ERS will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation\, but 
 cannot guarantee that the request can be fulfilled.</span></span></p>\n<
 p style="padding-left: 40px\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Upon re
 quest\, this notice can be made available in large print.</span></p>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style=
 "font-size: 11.0pt\;">NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING</span><span style="font-
 size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"
 >AGENCY:<span>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; </span>Board of Tr
 ustees of the Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System of the State of Hawaii
 </span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">PLACE:<span>&nbsp\; &n
 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span>The Ritz-Carlton Oah
 u\, Turtle Bay\, 57-091 Kamehameha Highway\, Kahuku\, Hawaii<span>&nbsp\
 ; </span>96731</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">DATES:<s
 pan>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span>Tuesda
 y\, October 6\, 2026\, 5:30 p.m. (Oahu Conference Room)\;<br /></span><s
 pan style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Wednesday
 \, October 7\, 2026\, 8:00 a.m. (Oahu Conference Room)\;<br /></span><sp
 an style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Thursday\,
  October 8\, 2026\, 8:00 a.m. (Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2)\;<br /></span>
 <span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Friday\
 , October 9\, 2026\, 8:10 a.m. (Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2)</span></p>\n<
 h2 style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">AGENDA
 </span></h2>\n<p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">The order
  in which items on the agenda are considered may change at the discretio
 n of the Chair.<br /></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-
 size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday\, October 6\,
  2026\, in the Oahu Conference Room.</span></em></strong><span style="fo
 nt-size: 10pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><strong><u><span style="font-siz
 e: 11.0pt\;">TUESDAY\, OCTOBER 6\, 2026</span></u></strong></p>\n<p><spa
 n style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span style="text-decoration: underline\;"
 >QUORUM/CALL TO ORDER<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt\;"
 >Vincent Barfield\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of
  Trustees</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p
 ><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">PUBLIC COMMENT<br /></span></u><sp
 an><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Members of the public may sub
 mit written testimony on these agenda items via e-mail or postal mail wi
 th receipt recommended by 4:30 p.m. on Monday\, October 5\, 2026\, in or
 der to ensure it is distributed in time for consideration.<span>&nbsp\; 
 </span>Please address written testimony if by e-mail to:<span>&nbsp\; </
 span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:dale.kanae@hawaii.gov"><span><
 span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">dale.kanae@hawaii.gov</span
 ></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0
 pt\;"> or by postal mail to:<span>&nbsp\; </span>Employees&rsquo\; Retir
 ement System of the State of Hawaii\, Board of Trustees\, 201 Merchant S
 treet\, Suite 1400\, Honolulu\, HI<span>&nbsp\; </span>96813.<span>&nbsp
 \; </span>Members of the public may also attend the meeting and provide 
 testimony in person</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="
 font-size: 11.0pt\;">.<br /><br /></span></span></span><u><span style="f
 ont-size: 11.0pt\;">NEW BUSINESS<br /><br /></span></u><u></u><span><spa
 n><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Ti
 mes New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></sp
 an></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Pre-ERS Investment Education
  Summit Session. Review Agendas for October 7-9\, 2026.</span></span></s
 pan></p>\n<p><span><span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">M
 eeting will recess and reconvene at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday\, October 7\,
  2026\, in the Oahu Conference Room.</span></em></strong></span></span><
 /p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span><span><strong><u><span style="font-size: 1
 1.0pt\;">WEDNESDAY\, OCTOBER 7\, 2026</span></u></strong></span></span><
 span><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></span
 ></p>\n<p><span><span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Meet
 ing will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. in the Oahu Conference Room.</span></em>
 </strong></span></span></p>\n<p><span><span><u><span style="font-size: 1
 1.0pt\;">RECONVENE</span></u></span></span></p>\n<p><span><span><u><span
  style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">QUORUM/CALL TO ORDER<br /></span></u></span
 ></span><span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Vincent Barfield\,
  Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees</span></s
 pan></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">EXECUTIVE
  SESSION<br /></span></u></span><u></u><span><span style="font-size: 11.
 0pt\;">The following matters will be considered in Executive Session\, p
 ursuant to HRS &sect\;88-27.5(a)(1) and (3) and HRS &sect\;92-5(a)(4)\, 
 as the Board anticipates conducting discussions and/or deliberations rel
 ating to\, or to make a decision upon\, investments or prospective inves
 tments by the system that require the consideration of information or re
 cords that are exempt from disclosure under HRS &sect\;92F\, including w
 ithout limitation information and records that are proprietary informati
 on or confidential business information\, and deliberations concerning t
 he authority of persons designated by the Board to negotiate investments
  or the sale of property held by or for the benefit of the system\; and 
 to discuss and review Leadership Succession Plans of the ERS.<span>&nbsp
 \; </span>The Board may also consult with the Board&rsquo\;s attorneys o
 n questions and issues pertaining to the Board&rsquo\;s powers\, duties\
 , privileges\, immunities\, and liabilities with respect to these matter
 s.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>1
 .<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"
 >Total Fund Strategic Update.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="f
 ont-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;
 ">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span 
 style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Asset Liability Study.</span></span></p>\n<p
 ><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>3.<span style="font: 7.0p
 t 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span
 ></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Total Fund Liquidity an
 d Risk Update.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0p
 t\;"><span>4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-siz
 e: 11.0pt\;">Operational Risk Introduction.</span></span></p>\n<p><span>
 <span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Time
 s New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span
 ></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Liquid Markets.</span></span><
 /p>\n<p style="padding-left: 40px\;"><span><span style="font-size: 11.0p
 t\;"><span>a.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-siz
 e: 11.0pt\;">Diversifying Strategies Strategic Update.<br /></span></spa
 n><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>b.<span style="font: 7.0
 pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </spa
 n></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Public Equity Update.<
 /span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>6.<s
 pan style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Pr
 ivate Markets.</span></span></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 40px\;"><span>
 <span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>a.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Time
 s New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span
 ></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Global Credit Strategic Plan.<
 br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>b.<span
  style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Real 
 Assets Strategic Plan.<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 
 11.0pt\;"><span>c.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="fon
 t-size: 11.0pt\;">Private Equity Strategic Plan.<br /></span></span><spa
 n><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>d.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Ti
 mes New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></sp
 an></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">HiTIP Strategic Update.</spa
 n></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>7.<span 
 style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Approv
 al of Global Credit Strategic Plan\, Real Assets Strategic Plan\, and Pr
 ivate Equity Strategic Plan.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="fo
 nt-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;"
 >&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span s
 tyle="font-size: 11.0pt\;">BlackRock Alpha Tilt Portfolio Strategy and P
 erformance.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;
 "><span>9.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 
 11.0pt\;">Executive Session\, pursuant to HRS &sect\;92-5(a)(4)\, to Dis
 cuss and Review Leadership Succession Plans of the Employees&rsquo\; Ret
 irement System.</span></span></p>\n<p><span><strong><em><span style="fon
 t-size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will recess and reconvene at 8:00 a.m. on Thur
 sday\, October 8\, 2026\, in the Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2.</span></em><
 /strong></span><span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></s
 pan></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span><strong><u><span style="font-size: 11
 .0pt\;">THURSDAY\, OCTOBER 8\, 2025</span></u></strong></span></p>\n<p><
 span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span><span><stron
 g><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will reconvene at 8:00 a
 .m. in the Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2.</span></em></strong></span></p>\n<
 p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">RECONVENE</span></u></span>
 </p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">QUORUM/CALL TO ORDER
 <br /></span></u></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Vincent 
 Barfield\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees
 </span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">WELCOM
 E ADDRESS<br /></span></u></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"
 >Vincent Barfield\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of
  Trustees</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\
 ;">STATE OF THE EMPLOYEES&rsquo\; RETIREMENT SYSTEM<br /></span></u></sp
 an><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Kalbert Young\, Executive Dir
 ector\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System</span></span></p>\n<p><span>
 <u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">MASTERCLASS ON INVESTMENT LEADERSHI
 P<br /></span></u></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderat
 or: Vincent Barfield\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board
  of Trustees<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">
 Panelist:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Rob Kaplan\, Vice Cha
 irman\, Goldman Sachs</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-s
 ize: 11.0pt\;">KEYNOTE:<span>&nbsp\; </span>U.S. PUBLIC POLICY &amp\; PO
 LITICAL MARKET INSIGHTS<br /></span></u></span><span><span style="font-s
 ize: 11.0pt\;">Presenter:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Emmit Kane\, Truste
 e\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees<br /></span></
 span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Speaker:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Gene Sperling\, Consultant to PIMCO</span></span>
 </p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">MACROECONOMIC TRENDS
 <br /></span></u></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderato
 r: Lynn Kamimoto\, Investment Officer - Risk\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirem
 ent System<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Pa
 nelist:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Torsten Slok\, Partner 
 and Chief Economist\, Apollo Global Management</span></span><span><span 
 style="font-size: 9.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span 
 style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">INVESTING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE<br /></
 span></u></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator:&nbsp\
 ; Aaron Au\, Investment Officer &ndash\; Private Equity/Venture Capital\
 , Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></span></span><span><span sty
 le="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelist:<span>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<
 /span>Anita Sands\, Vice Chair &amp\; Head of Growth\, General Catalyst<
 /span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">THE VAL
 UE OF OPERATIONAL DUE DILIGENCE<br /></span></u></span><u></u><span><spa
 n style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Jennifer Kimura\, Investment Of
 ficer &ndash\; Operations\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></s
 pan></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelist:<span>&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Michael Merrigan\, Founder\, Shadmoor Advi
 sors</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">DI
 VERSIFYING STRATEGIES:<span>&nbsp\; </span>BUILT TO PERFORM WHEN MARKETS
  DON&rsquo\;T<br /></span></u></span><u></u><span><span style="font-size
 : 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Andrew Chen\, Investment Officer &ndash\; Global 
 Credit/Diversifying\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></span></
 span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Roman Mahi\, Investment Specialist &nd
 ash\; Global Credit/Diversifying\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<b
 r /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelists:<spa
 n>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Neale Jackson\, Portfolio Manager\, 36 So
 uth Advisors<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">
 <span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Faisal Java
 id\, Head of External Alpha Investment Risk\, Solutions\, Man Group<br /
 ></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Lisa Martin\, Director of Bu
 siness Development\, Crabel Capital Management<br /></span></span><span>
 <span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Chris Santore\, Executive Vice President\, Quanti
 tative Strategies\, PIMCO</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><span style="fo
 nt-size: 11.0pt\;">HAWAII TARGETED INVESTMENTS<br /></span></u></span><u
 ></u><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Andrew Betz\, Pa
 rtner\, Stafford Capital Partners<br /></span></span><span><span style="
 font-size: 11.0pt\;">Panelists:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Dawn H
 arflinger\, Founder\, Hawaii Permanent Fund\, Opihi Capital<br /></span>
 </span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Scott Trebilco\, Senior Managing Dir
 ector\, Blackstone &ndash\; Real Estate</span></span></p>\n<p><span><u><
 span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">PRIVATE MARKETS OUTLOOK<br /></span></u
 ></span><u></u><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Ian We
 tzel\, Investment Officer &ndash\; Real Assets\, Employees&rsquo\; Retir
 ement System<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">
 Panelists:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Ilene Levinson\, Managing D
 irector\, Hamilton Lane<br /></span></span><span><span style="font-size:
  11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>
 Sasha Talcott\, Managing Director\, KKR Client Solutions<br /></span></s
 pan><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&
 nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nb
 sp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Steve Turner\, Managing Director\, Morg
 an Stanley Investment Management</span></span></p>\n<p><strong><em><span
  style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will recess and reconvene at 8:10 a
 .m. on Friday\, October 9\, 2026\, in the Kuilima Ballrooms 1 and 2.</sp
 an></em></strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><u><span style="font-s
 ize: 11.0pt\;">FRIDAY\, OCTOBER 9\, 2026</span></u></strong><span style=
 "font-size: 10.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><strong><em><span style="fo
 nt-size: 11.0pt\;">Meeting will reconvene at 8:10 a.m. in the Kuilima Ba
 llrooms 1 and 2.</span></em></strong></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size:
  11.0pt\;">RECONVENE</span></u></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0p
 t\;">QUORUM/CALL TO ORDER<br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt
 \;">Vincent Barfield\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System Board
  of Trustees</span></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">KEYNOTE
  ADDRESS:<span>&nbsp\; </span>EMPATHIC LEADERSHIP VALUE CREATION<br /></
 span></u><u></u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Presenter:<span>&nbsp\
 ;&nbsp\; </span>Amanda Lowrey\, Trustee\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement S
 ystem Board of Trustees<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">Sp
 eaker:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Amy Lesch\, Partner\, He
 ad of Global Product Strategy\, KKR Client Solutions</span></p>\n<p><u><
 span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">PUBLIC PENSION CIO PANEL:<span>&nbsp\; 
 </span>LESSONS LEARNED<br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"
 >Moderator: Anthony Goo\, Interim Chief Investment Officer\, Employees&r
 squo\; Retirement System<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">P
 anelists:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Jason Malinowski\, CIO\, Sea
 ttle City Employees&rsquo\; Retirement System<br /></span><span style="f
 ont-size: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ; </span>Steven Meier\, Vice Chair of Neuberger Berman\; former CIO\, Ne
 w York City Bureau of Asset Management<br /></span><span style="font-siz
 e: 11.0pt\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbs
 p\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </spa
 n>Alison Romano\, CEO &amp\; CIO\, San Francisco Employees&rsquo\; Retir
 ement System</span></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">A CONVE
 RSATION WITH THE TITANS OF PRIVATE CREDIT<br /></span></u><span style="f
 ont-size: 11.0pt\;">Moderator: Darlene Blakeney\, Trustee\, Employees&rs
 quo\; Retirement System Board of Trustees<br /></span><span style="font-
 size: 11.0pt\;">Panelists:<span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Glen August
 \, CEO\, Oak Hill Advisors<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"
 ><span>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &
 nbsp\; </span>Howard Marks\, Co-Chair\, Oaktree Capital Management</span
 ><span style="font-size: 10.0pt\; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri\; mso
 -fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><u><span styl
 e="font-size: 11.0pt\;">CLOSING<br /></span></u><span style="font-size: 
 11.0pt\;">Presenters: Vincent Barfield\, Chair\, Employees&rsquo\; Retir
 ement System Board of Trustees<br /></span><span style="font-size: 11.0p
 t\;"><span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>Anthon
 y Goo\, Interim Chief Investment Officer\, Employees&rsquo\; Retirement 
 System</span></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">NEW BUSINESS 
 (cont&rsquo\;d)</span></u></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;"><sp
 an>2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0p
 t\;">Post-ERS Investment Education Summit Debrief Session.<span>&nbsp\; 
 </span>Discuss Insights\, Improvements\, and Future Events.<u></u></span
 ></p>\n<p><u><span style="font-size: 11.5pt\;">ADJOURNMENT</span></u></p
 >\n<p style="padding-left: 40px\;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;">If 
 you require auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disabi
 lity\, please contact Dale Kehau Kanae at (808) 586-1706 or </span><a hr
 ef="mailto:dale.kanae@hawaii.gov"><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\;
 ">dale.kanae@hawaii.gov</span></span></a><span><span style="font-size: 1
 1.0pt\;"> as soon as possible\, preferably by Thursday\,<br />October 1\
 , 2026\, and the ERS will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or acc
 ommodation\, but cannot guarantee that the request can be fulfilled.</sp
 an></span></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 40px\;"><span style="font-size: 
 11.0pt\;">Upon request\, this notice can be made available in large prin
 t.</span></p>
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