MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\nDATE: Thursday\, October 22\, 2026
\nTIME: 9:00 A.M.
\nPLACE: Remote Meeting via Interactive Conference Technology
\nThis meeting will be held virtually and may be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oh a.org/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (213) 338-8477 and e ntering Webinar ID: 996 3787 8247. Additionally\, this meeting can be vi ewed live on &lsquo\;Ōlelo Community Media https://olelo.org/. A physica l meeting location will be open to the public for those who wish to prov ide oral testimony or observe the meeting in person at: Office of Hawaii an Affairs\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817.
\nAGENDA
\nI. Call to Order
\nII. New Business
\n\;A. Administrat ion Update re: OHA Disaster Relief Efforts
\n\;B. Committee o n Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment &ndash\; October 21\, 2026
\n< p> \; \;1. Action Item BAE #26-06: Approval of Funds and Proced ures for Island Burial Council Moku Representatives Stipends Per Act 96 (2026)\n\; \;2. Action Item BAE #26-08: Approval of Bil ls for OHA&rsquo\;s 2027 Legislative Package
\n\;C. Committee on Budget and Finance &ndash\; October 21\, 2026
\n\; \ ;1. Action Item BF #26-26: Approval of FY2027\, Quarter 3 Hoʻākoakoa Lāh ui Event Sponsorship Awards for the Following Organizations and Events\, and an FY2027 Budget Adjustment to the Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorsh ip Budget
\n\; \; a. The Queen&rsquo\;s Court- Onipa&rsq uo\;a Peace March
\n\; \; b. Mutual Aid Lāhui &ndash\; O nipaʻa Lokahi
\n\; \; c. Keu The Brand- Pai Ka Leo 2027< /p>\n
\; \; d. Kūlaniākea- Ola Ka ʻĪ Koʻolau 2027
\n&n bsp\; \; e. YMCA of Honolulu - YMCA of Honolulu
\n\; &nb sp\; f. Family Promise of Hawaiʻi &ndash\; Brighter Futures Gala
\n\; \; g. Hale Kipa\, Inc. &ndash\; 2027 Hale Kipa Annual Pāʻi na
\n\; \; h. Outrigger Canoe Society and Paddlers Hall of Honor &ndash\; Outrigger Canoe Society Hall of Honor Induction Ceremo ny
\n\; \; i. Project K4 - Prince Kūhiō&rsquo\;s Vision in Motion: K4 ʻOhana STEAM Day
\n\; \; j. Waiʻanae Coast Community Foundation &ndash\; 9th Annual Legacy Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kala nianaʻole Festival
\n\; \; k. Mokupuni Community Develop ment Corporation &ndash\; 2027 Prince Kūhiō Celebration
\n\; 2. Action Item BF #26-07 (revised to add $125\,000): Approval to modify the existing Mahiʻai Micro Fund program and authorize the reallocation o f $100\,000 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 r esponse to current agricultural conditions\, including impacts from the March 2026 Kona Low weather events.
\n\; 3. Amend the Board&r squo\;s August 17\, 2026 action establishing OHA&rsquo\;s Lālā Emergency Relief Fund and Kōkua Kaʻū Relief Fund\, and the Board's September 9\, 2026 action establishing OHA&rsquo\;s Hurricane Lowell disaster response \, to authorize a dollar-for-dollar exchange of remaining unused Kōkua K aʻū Home Depot (ʻInaʻi Kōkua) gift cards or e-credit with an equal amoun t of FY2027 Grants in Aid&ndash\;Disaster Aid funds designated for Hurri cane Lowell household grants.
\nFollowing the exchange\, the gift cards or e-credit will assist eligible Native Hawaiian beneficiaries on Kauaʻi impacted by Hurricane Lowell\, while the exchanged funds will sup port continued Kōkua Kaʻū household recovery and resiliency assistance. The total Board-authorized disaster-relief funding remains unchanged by these amendments.
\n\;D. Committee on Investment and Land Man agement &ndash\; October 21\, 2026
\n\; 1. Action Item ILM #2 6-13: Approval to Enter into Memoranda of Understanding with Labor Organ izations for Covered Development Projects on OHA-Owned Lands in Kakaʻako Makai
\n\;E. Joint Committee on Budget and Finance and Benef iciary Advocacy and Empowerment &ndash\; October 21\, 2026
\n\; 1. Receive and take action on the Joint BAE-BF Committees&rsquo\; rec ommendation of a candidate for appointment to the permanent position of Office of Hawaiian Affairs Administrator / CEO.
\n\; 2. Discu ssion and action on the Joint BAE-BF Committees&rsquo\; recommended comp ensation for the permanent Office of Hawaiian Affairs Administrator / CE O.
\n\;F. Board of Trustees
\n\; 1. Action Item BO T #26-12: EPM &ndash\; Revisions to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Executive Policy Manual (Updated as of September 4\, 2025)\ , relating to Trustee Fiduciary Duty of Confidentiality and the Trustee Code of Conduct and Sanctions for Violation of the Code of Conduct Polic y. 2nd reading
\nIII. Executive Session§\;
\n\;A. C onsultation with Board Counsel. Pursuant to HRS Section 92-5(a)(4)\, con sult with Board&rsquo\;s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the board&rsquo\;s powers\, duties\, privileges\, immunities\, and liabi lities regarding OHA properties\, operations\, and claims.
\nIV. C ommunity Concerns and Celebrations
\nV. Announcements
\nVI. Adjournment
\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accomm odation due to a disability\, please contact Keola Fong at (808) 626-548 4 or by email at keolaf@oha.org as soon as possible. Requests made as ea rly as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon reque st\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
\nI n the event that the livestream public broadcast is interrupted and cann ot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only through the phon e number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this agenda. Meetin g recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website https://www. oha.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeting.
\nPublic Testimony will be called for each agenda it em and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Communit y Concerns and Celebrations is not limited to matters listed on the meet ing agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, prohibits Boa rd members from discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda
\nThe board packet will be available for the publi c 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 day s before the meeting. The board packet will also be made available on OH A&rsquo\;s website\, https://www.oha.org/bot as soon as practicable ther eafter.
\nTestimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees eithe r as: (1) written testimony or (2) live\, oral testimony online\, by tel ephone\, or at the physical meeting location during the remote meeting.< /p>\n
§\; Notice: This portion of the meeting will be closed pursu ant to HRS §\; 92-5.
\n(1) Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit testimony via emai l to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office of Hawaiian Affair s\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Sui te 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received at l east twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board mem bers with sufficient time to review the testimony before the meeting. Al l written testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Plea se omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, email address\ , phone number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online.
\n(2) Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link be low:
\nhttps://zoom.us/j/99637878247
\nTo provide oral testi mony online\, you will need:
\n(1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the remote meeting\;
\n(2) internet access\; and
\n< p>(3) a microphone to provide oral testimony.\nPersons 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.
\nPersons wishing to provide ora l testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
\nIf you willfully disru pt the meeting\, support staff will remove you from the Zoom meeting. Yo u can continue to view the remainder of the meeting on the livestream or by telephone\, as provided at the beginning of this agenda.
\nOra l testimony online\, by telephone or at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:MEET ING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\nDATE: Thursday\, October 22\, 2026
\nTIME: 9:00 A.M.
\nPLACE: Remote Meeting via Interactive Conferen ce Technology
\nThis meeting will be held virtually and may be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oha.org/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (21 3) 338-8477 and entering Webinar ID: 996 3787 8247. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed live on &lsquo\;Ōlelo Community Media https://olel o.org/. A physical meeting location will be open to the public for those who wish to provide oral testimony or observe the meeting in person at: Office of Hawaiian Affairs\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\ , HI 96817.
\nAGENDA
\nI. Call to Order
\nII. New Business
\n&nbs p\;A. Administration Update re: OHA Disaster Relief Efforts
\n&nbs p\;B. Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment &ndash\; October 21\, 2026
\n\; \;1. Action Item BAE #26-06: Approval of Funds and Procedures for Island Burial Council Moku Representatives Sti pends Per Act 96 (2026)
\n\; \;2. Action Item BAE #26-08 : Approval of Bills for OHA&rsquo\;s 2027 Legislative Package
\n&n bsp\;C. Committee on Budget and Finance &ndash\; October 21\, 2026
\n\; \;1. Action Item BF #26-26: Approval of FY2027\, Quarter 3 Hoʻākoakoa Lāhui Event Sponsorship Awards for the Following Organizat ions and Events\, and an FY2027 Budget Adjustment to the Hoʻākoakoa Lāhu i Event Sponsorship Budget
\n\; \; a. The Queen&rsquo\;s Court- Onipa&rsquo\;a Peace March
\n\; \; b. Mutual Aid Lāhui &ndash\; Onipaʻa Lokahi
\n\; \; c. Keu The Brand- Pai Ka Leo 2027
\n\; \; d. Kūlaniākea- Ola Ka ʻĪ Koʻola u 2027
\n\; \; e. YMCA of Honolulu - YMCA of Honolulu
\n\; \; f. Family Promise of Hawaiʻi &ndash\; Brighter Fut ures Gala
\n\; \; g. Hale Kipa\, Inc. &ndash\; 2027 Hale Kipa Annual Pāʻina
\n\; \; h. Outrigger Canoe Society a nd Paddlers Hall of Honor &ndash\; Outrigger Canoe Society Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony
\n\; \; i. Project K4 - Prince Kūhiō &rsquo\;s Vision in Motion: K4 ʻOhana STEAM Day
\n\; \; j. Waiʻanae Coast Community Foundation &ndash\; 9th Annual Legacy Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Festival
\n\; \; k. Mokupuni Community Development Corporation &ndash\; 2027 Prince Kūhiō Celebration
\n\; 2. Action Item BF #26-07 (revised to add $125\,000): Ap proval to modify the existing Mahiʻai Micro Fund program and authorize t he reallocation of $100\,000 from existing Kūlana ʻĀina (Economic Resili ence) funds [and $125\,000 from existing Contract 4536 with Hawaiian Cou ncil for Kona Low relief] to support agricultural recovery and stabiliza tion needs\, in response to current agricultural conditions\, including impacts from the March 2026 Kona Low weather events.
\n\; 3. Amend the Board&rsquo\;s August 17\, 2026 action establishing OHA&rsquo\ ;s Lālā Emergency Relief Fund and Kōkua Kaʻū Relief Fund\, and the Board 's September 9\, 2026 action establishing OHA&rsquo\;s Hurricane Lowell disaster response\, to authorize a dollar-for-dollar exchange of remaini ng unused Kōkua Kaʻū Home Depot (ʻInaʻi Kōkua) gift cards or e-credit wi th an equal amount of FY2027 Grants in Aid&ndash\;Disaster Aid funds des ignated for Hurricane Lowell household grants.
\nFollowing the exc hange\, the gift cards or e-credit will assist eligible Native Hawaiian beneficiaries on Kauaʻi impacted by Hurricane Lowell\, while the exchang ed funds will support continued Kōkua Kaʻū household recovery and resili ency assistance. The total Board-authorized disaster-relief funding rema ins unchanged by these amendments.
\n\;D. Committee on Invest ment and Land Management &ndash\; October 21\, 2026
\n\; 1. A ction Item ILM #26-13: Approval to Enter into Memoranda of Understanding with Labor Organizations for Covered Development Projects on OHA-Owned Lands in Kakaʻako Makai
\n\;E. Joint Committee on Budget and Finance and Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment &ndash\; October 21\, 2 026
\n\; 1. Receive and take action on the Joint BAE-BF Commi ttees&rsquo\; recommendation of a candidate for appointment to the perma nent position of Office of Hawaiian Affairs Administrator / CEO.
\n\; 2. Discussion and action on the Joint BAE-BF Committees&rsquo\; recommended compensation for the permanent Office of Hawaiian Affairs A dministrator / CEO.
\n\;F. Board of Trustees
\n\; 1. Action Item BOT #26-12: EPM &ndash\; Revisions to the Office of Hawai ian Affairs Board of Trustees Executive Policy Manual (Updated as of Sep tember 4\, 2025)\, relating to Trustee Fiduciary Duty of Confidentiality and the Trustee Code of Conduct and Sanctions for Violation of the Code of Conduct Policy. 2nd reading
\nIII. Executive Session§\;
\n\;A. Consultation with Board Counsel. Pursuant to HRS Section 92-5(a)(4)\, consult with Board&rsquo\;s attorney on questions and issu es pertaining to the board&rsquo\;s powers\, duties\, privileges\, immun ities\, and liabilities regarding OHA properties\, operations\, and clai ms.
\nIV. Community Concerns and Celebrations
\nV. Announcem ents
\nVI. Adjournment
\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/servic e or other accommodation due to a disability\, please contact Keola Fong at (808) 626-5484 or by email at keolaf@oha.org as soon as possible. Re quests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulf illed. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible f ormats.
\nIn the event that the livestream public broadcast is int errupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only through the phone number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of th is agenda. Meeting recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s web site https://www.oha.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practicable after the meeting.
\nPublic Testimony will be called f or each agenda item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Community Concerns and Celebrations is not limited to matters l isted on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 9 2\, prohibits Board members from discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda
\nThe board packet will be availa ble 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. The board packet will also be mad e available on OHA&rsquo\;s website\, https://www.oha.org/bot as soon as practicable thereafter.
\nTestimony can be provided to the Board of Trustees either as: (1) written testimony or (2) live\, oral testimon y online\, by telephone\, or at the physical meeting location during the remote meeting.
\n§\; Notice: This portion of the meeting wil l be closed pursuant to HRS §\; 92-5.
\n(1) Persons wishing to provide written testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit t estimony via email to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office o f Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received at least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting t o allow board members with sufficient time to review the testimony befor e the meeting. All written testimony will be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meet ing website. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, name \, email address\, phone number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online.
\n(2) Persons wishing to provide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please cli ck on the link below:
\nhttps://zoom.us/j/99637878247
\nTo p rovide oral testimony online\, you will need:
\n(1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the remote meeting\;
\n(2) internet ac cess\; and
\n(3) a microphone to provide oral testimony.
\nP ersons 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.
\nPersons wishi ng to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign u p the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
\nIf yo u willfully disrupt the meeting\, support staff will remove 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 beginning of this ag enda.
\nOral testimony online\, by telephone or at a physical meet ing location will be limited to five (5) minutes
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