BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Hawaii Public Meetings and Events Calendar//111285944//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T093619Z DTSTART:20261021T100000 DTEND:20261022T000000 SUMMARY:OHA Committee on Budget and Finance (BF) UID:20261016T093619Z-uidGen@fe80:0:0:0:410:d2ff:fefd:e5dd%ens5 TZID:HST LOCATION:Remote Meeting by Interactive Conference Technology Viewable at www.oha.org/livestream OR Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477\, Webinar ID: 962 4844 6327 DESCRIPTION:

COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE (BF)

& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; DATE: \; \; &nbs p\; \; \;Wednesda y\, October 21\, 2026

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OHA ~~Committee on Benefic iary Advocacy and Empowerment (BAE) Meeting~~
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\; \; \;PLACE: \; \ ; \; \; Remote Meeting by Interactive Conference Technology \;
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Viewable at www.oha.org/livestr eam OR
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~~Listen by phone:~~ (213) 338-8477\, Webinar ID: 962 4844 6327

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 Community Media https://olelo.org/. \;A physical meeting location\, open to members of the public who would like to provide oral testi mony or view the meeting\, will be availa ble at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.

AGENDA

I . \; \; \; Call to Order

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II. \; \; \; \; Approval of Minutes
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III. &nb sp\;Unfinished Business - None
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New Business
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A. \; \;Action Item BF #26-26: \; Approval of FY2027\, Quarter 3 Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Awar ds for the Following Organizations and Events\, and an FY2027 Budget Adj ustment to the Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Budget
\n1. \; \; \; \; \; \; The Queen&rsquo\;s Court- Onipa&rsquo\;a Peace March \n
2. \; \; \; \; \; \; Mutual Aid Lāhui &ndash\; Onipaʻa Lokahi
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3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Keu The Brand- Pai Ka Leo 2027
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4.&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; Kūlaniākea- Ola Ka ʻĪ Koʻolau 2027
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5. \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; YMCA of Honolulu - YMCA of Honolulu
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6. \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; Fami ly Promise of Hawaiʻi &ndash\; Brighter Futures Gala
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7.&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; 8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Outrigger Canoe Society and Paddlers Hall of Honor &ndash\;
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Outrigger Canoe Society Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony

9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Project K4 - Prince Kūhiō&rsquo\;s Vision in Motion: K4 ʻOhana STEAM Day

10. \; \; \; \; \; Waiʻanae Coast Commun ity Foundation &ndash\;

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9th Annual Legacy Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanian aʻole Festival
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11. \; \; \; \; \; Mokupuni Community Development Co rporation &ndash\;
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2027 Prince Kūhiō Celebration
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B. \; \; Action Item BF #26-07 (revised to add $125\,000): Approval to modify the existing Mahiʻai Micro Fund program and authorize the reallocation of $100\,000 from existing Kūlana ʻĀina (Economic Resilience) funds [and $125\,000 from existing Co ntract 4536 with Hawaiian Council for Kona Low relief] to support agricu ltural recovery and stabilization needs\, in response to current agricul tural conditions\, including impacts from the March 2026 Kona Low weathe r events. \;
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C. \; \;Amend the Bo ard&rsquo\;s August 17\, 2026 action establishing OHA&rsquo\;s Lālā Emer gency Relief Fund and Kōkua Kaʻū Relief Fund\, and the Board's September 9\, 2026 action establishing OHA&rsquo\;s Hurricane Lowell disaster res ponse\, to authorize a dollar-for-dollar exchange of remaining unused Kō kua Kaʻū Home Depot (ʻInaʻi Kōkua) gift cards or e-credit with an equal amount of FY2027 Grants in Aid&ndash\;Disaster Aid funds designated for Hurricane Lowell household grants.
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Following the exchange\, the gift cards or e-cr edit will assist eligible Native Hawaiian beneficiaries on Kauaʻi impact ed by Hurricane Lowell\, while the exchanged funds will support continue d Kōkua Kaʻū household recovery and resiliency assistance. The total Boa rd-authorized disaster-relief funding remains unchanged by these amendme nts.
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V. \; \; \; Adjou rnment
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I f you need an auxiliary aid/service or o ther accommodation due to a disability\, please contact Keola Fong at 8 08-626-5484 or by email at keolaf@oha.org as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
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Public Testimony will be called for each agen da item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agen da. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, Pu blic Agency Meetings and R ecords\, prohibits Board m embers from discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting ag enda.
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The board packet will be available for the public to ins pect at OHA&rsquo\;s main office located at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817 no later than three full business days before the meeting.
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The board ~~packet will~~ also be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website https://www.oha.org/bf as so on as practicable thereafter.
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In the event t hat the livestream public broadcast is interrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only through the phone number and Webinar ID provi ded at the beginning of this agenda.
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Meeting reco rdings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website https://www.oha.org/about/lead ership/board-of-trustees/ a s soon as practicable after the meeting.
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~~Testi mony can be~~ provided to the Board of Trustees either as:

(1) \; written tes timony\; o r

(2) \; live\, oral testimony online\, by telephone\, or at the physical m eeting location during t he remote meet ing.

(1) \; \;Persons wishing to provide written testi mony on i tems listed on the agenda should submit testimony via email to botmeetings@oha.org or via p ostal mail to Office of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz H wy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\ , HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received at least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board me mbers with sufficient time to review the testimony before the meeting.

Please note that all written testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, n ame\, email address\, phone number\ , home address\, or materi als) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online.

\n(2) \; \; \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please use the link below:
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Webinar ID: 962 4844 6 327
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https://zoom.us/j/96248446327
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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 will need:
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(a) \; \; \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; co mputer or mobile device to connect to the virtual meeting\;
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(b) \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; internet access\; and
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(c) \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; a microphon e 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 correspondi ng Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provide oral testi mony during the meeting.
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Persons wishing to provide oral testi mony at the physical meeting location can sign up on the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
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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.
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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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COMMITTEE ON BUDG ET AND FINANCE (BF)
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\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; DATE:&nb sp\; \; \; \; \;Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026
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\;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; TIME: \; \; \; \; 10:00 a.m. or immediately following the conclusion of the
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OHA Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment (BAE) Meeting
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\; \; \;PLACE : \; \; \; \; Remote Meeting by Interactive Conference Technology \;
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Viewable at ww w.oha.org/livestream OR
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Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477\, Webinar ID: 962 4844 6327
\n
This meeting can be viewed via livestream on OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oha.org/livestream or listen ed to by phone using the call-in information above. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed live on ʻŌlelo Co mmunity Media https://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. Nim itz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.~~
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AGENDA
\n< h2 style="margin-left: 76.5pt\; text-indent: 0in\; line-height: normal\; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2\; tab-stops: right 81.0pt left 1.25in\;">I. \;& nbsp\; \; Call to Order\n
~~II. \; \; \; \; Approval of Minutes~~
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A. \; \; \; \; \; October 7\, 2026
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~~III. \;Unfinished Business - None~~
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IV. \;&n bsp\; \; New Business
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A. \; \;Action Item BF #26-26: \; Approval of FY2027\, Quarter 3 Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Awards for the Following Organizations and Events\, and an FY2027 Budget Adjustment to the Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Budge t
\n
1. \; \; \; \; \; \; The Queen&rsquo\;s Court- Onipa&rsquo\;a Peace March
\n
2. \; \; \; \; \; \; Mutual Aid Lāhui &ndash\; Onip aʻa Lokahi
\n
3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Keu The Brand- Pai Ka Leo 2027
\n
4. \; \; \; \; \; \; Kūlaniākea- Ola Ka ʻĪ Koʻolau 2027\n
5. \; \; \; \; \; \; YMCA of Honolulu - YMCA of Honolulu
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6.& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; Family Promise of Hawaiʻi &ndash\; Brighter Futures Gala
\n
7. \; \; \; \; \; \; Hale Kipa\, Inc. &ndash\; 2027 Hale Kipa Annu al Pāʻina
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8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Outrigger Canoe Society and Paddl ers Hall of Honor &ndash\;
\n
Outrigger Canoe Society Hall of Honor Indu ction Ceremony
\n
9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Project K4 - Prince Kūhiō&rs quo\;s Vision in Motion: K4 ʻOhana STEAM Day
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10. \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; Waiʻ anae Coast Community Foundation &ndash\;
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9th Annual Legacy Prince Jon ah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Festival
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11. \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; Mokupuni Communi ty Development Corporation &ndash\;
\n
2027 Prince Kūhiō Celebration
\n
B. \; \; Action Item BF #26-07 (revised to add $125 \,000): Approval to modify the exist ing Mahiʻai Micro Fund program and authorize the reallocation of $100\,0 00 from existing Kūlana ʻĀina (Economic Resilience) funds [and $125\,000 from existing Contract 4536 with Hawaiian Council for Kona Low relief] to support agricultural recovery and stabilization needs\, in response t o current agricultural conditions\, including impacts from the March 202 6 Kona Low weather events. \;
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Amend the Board&rsquo\;s August 17\, 2026 action establishing OHA&r squo\;s Lālā Emergency Relief Fund and Kōkua Kaʻū Relief Fund\, and the Board's September 9\, 2026 action establishing OHA&rsquo\;s Hurricane Lo well disaster response\, to authorize a dollar-for-dollar exchange of re maining unused Kōkua Kaʻū Home Depot (ʻInaʻi Kōkua) gift cards or e-cred it with an equal amount of FY2027 Grants in Aid&ndash\;Disaster Aid fund s designated for Hurricane Lowell household grants.
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Following the exchange\, the g ift cards or e-credit will assist eligible Native Hawaiian beneficiaries on Kauaʻi impacted by Hurricane Lowell\, while the exchanged funds will support continued Kōkua Kaʻū household recovery and resiliency assistan ce. The total Board-authorized disaster-relief funding remains unchanged by these amendments.
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~~V. \; \; \; Adjournment~~
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If you need an a uxiliary aid/service or other accom modation 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 likelih ood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/acce ssible formats.
\n
\;
\n
Public Testimony will be cal led for each agenda item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai& lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, Public Agen cy Meetings and Records\, prohibits Board members fr om discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda.
\n
The b oard packet will be availab le 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 three full business days before the meeting.
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The board packet will also b e made available on OHA&rsquo\;s ~~website https://www.oha.org/bf~~ as soon as practicable therea fter.
\n
In the event that the livestream public broadcast is interrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting m ay continue as audio-only through the phone number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda.
\n
~~Meeting recordings wil l be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website~~ https://www.o ha.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeting.
\n
Testimony can ~~be provided~~ to the Board of Trustees either as:
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written testimony\; or
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(2) \; live\, ora l testimony online\, by telephone\, or at the physical meeting loc ation during the remote meeting.
\n(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 mail to Office of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting T estimony\, 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 board members with sufficient time to review the testimony befo re the meeting.
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~~Please note that all w ritten testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omit or~~ redact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, emai l address\, phone number\, home ad dress\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly onli ne.
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(2) \; \; \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please use the link below:
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Webi nar ID: 962 4844 6327
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\;
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https://zoom.us/j/96248446327< /a>
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\;
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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 will need:
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(a) \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; computer or mobile device t o connect to the virtual meeting\;
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(b) \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; internet access\; and
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< !-- [if !supportLists]-->(c) \; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; a microphone to provi de oral testimony.\n
Persons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remote meeting m ay dial the phone number listed at the beginning of this agenda and ente r the corresponding Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to p rovide oral testimony during the meeting.
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\;
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting loc ation can sign up on the day of the meeting at the physical meeting loca tion.
\n
\;
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If you willfully disrupt the meeting\, sup port staff will remove you from the Zoom meeting. You can continue to vi ew the remainder of the meeting on the livestream or by telephone\, as p rovided at the beginning of this agenda.
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Oral te stimony online\, by telephone or at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes.
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COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE (BF)

I . \; \; \; Call to Order< /span>

III. &nb sp\;Unfinished Business - None

New Business

A. \; \;Action Item BF #26-26: \; Approval of FY2027\, Quarter 3 Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Awar ds for the Following Organizations and Events\, and an FY2027 Budget Adj ustment to the Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Budget

2. \; \; \; \; \; \; Mutual Aid Lāhui &ndash\; Onipaʻa Lokahi

3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Keu The Brand- Pai Ka Leo 2027

4.&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; Kūlaniākea- Ola Ka ʻĪ Koʻolau 2027

5. \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; YMCA of Honolulu - YMCA of Honolulu

6. \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; Fami ly Promise of Hawaiʻi &ndash\; Brighter Futures Gala

7.&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; < span style="mso-list: Ignore\;">8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Outrigger Canoe Society and Paddlers Hall of Honor &ndash\;

Outrigger Canoe Society Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony

9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Project K4 - Prince Kūhiō&rsquo\;s Vision in Motion: K4 ʻOhana STEAM Day

10. \; \; \; \; \; Waiʻanae Coast Commun ity Foundation &ndash\;

9th Annual Legacy Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanian aʻole Festival

11. \; \; \; \; \; Mokupuni Community Development Co rporation &ndash\;

2027 Prince Kūhiō Celebration

V. \; \; \; Adjou rnment

COMMITTEE ON BUDG ET AND FINANCE (BF)

III. \;Unfinished Business - None

IV. \;&n bsp\; \; New Business

A. \; \;Action Item BF #26-26: \; Approval of FY2027\, Quarter 3 Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Awards for the Following Organizations and Events\, and an FY2027 Budget Adjustment to the Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Budge t

1. \; \; \; \; \; \; The Queen&rsquo\;s Court- Onipa&rsquo\;a Peace March

2. \; \; \; \; \; \; < /span>Mutual Aid Lāhui &ndash\; Onip aʻa Lokahi

3. \; \; \; \; \; \; Keu The Brand- Pai Ka Leo 2027

5. \; \; \; \; \; \; YMCA of Honolulu - YMCA of Honolulu

6.& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; \; Family Promise of Hawaiʻi &ndash\; Brighter Futures Gala

7. \; \; \; \; \; \; Hale Kipa\, Inc. &ndash\; 2027 Hale Kipa Annu al Pāʻina

8. \; \; \; \; \; \; Outrigger Canoe Society and Paddl ers Hall of Honor &ndash\;

Outrigger Canoe Society Hall of Honor Indu ction Ceremony

9. \; \; \; \; \; \; Project K4 - Prince Kūhiō&rs quo\;s Vision in Motion: K4 ʻOhana STEAM Day

10. \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; Waiʻ anae Coast Community Foundation &ndash\;

9th Annual Legacy Prince Jon ah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Festival

11. \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; Mokupuni Communi ty Development Corporation &ndash\;

2027 Prince Kūhiō Celebration

V. \; \; \; Adjournment