BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Hawaii Public Meetings and Events Calendar//111285949//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T093434Z DTSTART:20261021T090000 DTEND:20261022T000000 SUMMARY:Office of Hawaiian Affairs Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment C ommittee UID:20261016T093434Z-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

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DATE: Wednesday\, October 21\, 2026
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TIME: 9:00 A.M.
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PLACE: Remote Meeting by Interactive Co nference Technology
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Viewable at ht tps://www.oha.org/livestream OR
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Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477 Webinar ID: 914 4773 5478
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This meeting can be viewed via livestream on OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oh a.org/livestream or listened to by phon e using the call-in information above. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed live on ʻŌlelo Com munity 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. N imitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.~~
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\;AGENDA
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I. \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \;Call to Order
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II. \; \; New Business
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A. \; \ ; \; BAE #26-06: Approval of Funds and Procedu res for Island Burial Council Moku Representatives Stipends Per Act 96 ( 2026)
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~~B. \; \; \; \;~~ BAE #26-08: ~~Approval o f Bills for OHA&rsquo\;s 2027 Legislative Package~~
\n~~C. \; \; \;~~ Update by Administration on Federal Adv ocacy Activities.
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III. \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Community Concerns and Celebrations
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~~IV. \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \;~~ ~~Announcemen ts~~
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V. \; \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; \; \; ( 1) \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit testimony via email to botm eetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office of
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Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trus tees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be rece ived at least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board members with sufficient time to
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review the testimony befo re the meeting. Please note that all written testimony will be posted o n OHA&rsquo\;s meeting webs ite. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, email add ress\, 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/91447735478< /a>
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To p rovide 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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(2) \; a microphone to provide oral testimo ny.
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remote meeting may di al the phone number listed at the beginning of this agenda and enter the corresponding Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provid e oral testimony during the meeting.
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical mee ting location can sign up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
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If you willfull y disrupt the meeting\, support staff will remove you from the Zoom meet ing. You can continue to view the remainder of the meeting on the livest ream or by telephone\, as provided at the beginning of this agenda.
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\nOral testimony online\, by tel ephone or at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) min utes.
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~~MEETI NG OF THE~~ COMMITTEE ON BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT
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DATE: Wednesday\, October 21\, 2 026
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TIME: 9:00 A.M.
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PLACE: Remote Meeting by Interactive Conference Technology
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Viewable at https://www.oha.org/livestream OR
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Listen by phone: (213) 338-8477 Webinar ID: 914 4773 5478
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\nThis meetin g can be viewed via livestream on OHA&rsquo\;s websi te at www.oha.org/livestream or li stened to by phone using the call-in information above. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed l ive 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 avai lable at 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.\n
 \;AGENDA
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I. \; \; \; &nb sp\; \; \; \;Call to Order
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II. &nbs p\; \;New Business
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A. \; \; \; ~~BAE #26-06: Approval of Funds and Procedures for Island Burial Council Moku Representatives Stip ends Per Act 96 (2026)~~
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B. \; \; \;& nbsp\; BAE #26-08: Approval of Bills for OHA&rsquo\;s 2027 Legislative Package
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C. \;&nb sp\; \; Update by Administration on Federal Advocacy Activities.
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III. \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; Community Concerns and Celebrations
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IV. \; \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; Announcements
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V. \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; Adjournment
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~~~~I f you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disa bility\, 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 being fulf illed. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible f ormats.
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In the event that the livestream public broadcast is in terrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may co ntinue as audio-only through the phone number and Webinar ID provided a t the beginning of this ag enda. Meeting recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website
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https://www.oh a.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable afte r the meeting.
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Public Te stimony will be called for each agenda item and must be limited to matte rs listed on the meeting agenda. Community Concerns and Celebrations is not l imited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revis ed Statutes\, Chapter 92\, prohibits Board members from
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~~discussing or~~ acting on matters not listed ~~on the mee ting 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 business days before the meeting. The board packet will also be made a vailable on OHA&rsquo\;s website\,
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~~https://www.oha.org/bae\, as soon as~~ practicable thereafter.
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Testimony can be p rovided to the Board of Trustees either as: (1) written testimony or (2) live\, oral testimony online\, by telephone\, or a t the 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 email to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office of
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Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeti ng Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is req uested to be received at least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board members with sufficient time to
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review t he 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.\, name\, email address\, pho ne number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed pub licly online.
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(2) \; \; \; Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link:&nb sp\; https://zoom. us/j/91447735478
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To provide ora l 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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~~(2) \; < !--[endif]-->a microphone to provide oral testimony.~~
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Persons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remo te meeting may dial the phone number listed at the beginning of this age nda and enter the corresponding Webinar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provide oral testimony during the meeting.
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Persons wishing to provide 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 you willfully disrupt the meeting\, support staff will remove you f rom the Zoom meeting. You can continue to view the remainder of the meet ing on the livestream or by telephone\, as provided at the beginning of this agenda.
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Oral testimon y online\, by telephone or at a physical meeting location will be limite d to five (5) minutes.
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