*Special*
\nMEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUST EES
\nDATE: Thursday \, October 22\, 2026
\nPLACE: Remo te Meeting via Interactive Conference Technology
\nThis meeting will be held virtually and m ay be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oha.org/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (213) 338-8477 and entering Webinar ID: 947 0519 7036. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewed live on &lsquo\ ;Ōlelo Community Media https://olelo.org/. A physical meeting location w ill be open to the public for those who wish to provide oral testimony o r 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
\nA. Discussion\, Deliberation\, and Board Action Regarding a Trustee Code of Conduct Complaint Filed by Trustee Ke oni Souza on June 29\, 2026\, Against Trustees Kalei Akaka\, Keliʻi Akin a\, Luana Alapa\, and Carmen Hulu Lindsey\, Pursuant to the Office of Ha waiian Affairs Board of Trustees Executive Policy Manual\, Appendix 7 &n dash\; Trustee Code of Conduct and Sanctions for Violation of the Code o f Conduct Policy.
\nConsideration and adjudication of a formal com plaint submitted by Trustee Keoni Souza\, dated June 29\, 2026\, and sup ported by a letter from Trustee Brickwood Galuteria\, dated June 30\, 20 26\, alleging violations of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trus tees Executive Policy Manual\, Appendix 7\, and other applicable Board p olicies.
\nThe complaint concerns allegations arising from the Jun e 26\, 2026 filing of Docket No. 162 in Ferreira v. Office of Hawaiian A ffairs\, et al.\, Civil No. 1CCV-25-0001822 at 11:59 AM HST by Trustee K alei Akaka Individually and in Her Official Capacity\, including alleged unauthorized actions taken in an official capacity\, actions inconsiste nt with duly adopted Board litigation positions and directives\, unautho rized disclosure or use of confidential or privileged Board communicatio ns\, and violations of Trustees&rsquo\; fiduciary duties of care\, loyal ty\, obedience\, and confidentiality.
\nPursuant to Appendix 7\, P art II\, the Board will conduct a hearing\, receive presentations and re sponses from the Complainant and Respondent Trustees\, consider relevant evidence and testimony\, deliberate on the allegations\, and determine separately whether each Respondent Trustee violated specified provisions of the Trustee Code of Conduct.
\nThe Board may take appropriate action\, including adopting individual findings of violation or no viola tion and\, where a violation is established\, considering and voting sep arately on sanctions or corrective measures authorized by Appendix 7\, P art II\, Section E\, including censure\, removal from Board committees o r appointments\, lawful corrective measures\, or direction to Board Coun sel or other appropriate officials to evaluate or pursue available legal remedies.
\nThe Board may also consider preliminary procedural ma tters\, including Trustee participation\, conflicts of interest\, recusa l\, disqualification\, and other matters necessary to ensure a fair hear ing consistent with applicable law and Board policy.
\nIII. Execut ive Session§\;
\nA. Legal Matters. Consultation with Board Cou nsel pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) §\; 92-5(a)(4) regar ding the Board of Trustees&rsquo\; powers\, duties\, privileges\, immuni ties\, and liabilities relating to the formal Trustee Code of Conduct co mplaint filed by Trustee Keoni Souza on June 29\, 2026\, against Trustee s Kalei Akaka\, Keliʻi Akina\, Luana Alapa\, and Carmen Hulu Lindsey\, p ursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Executive Po licy Manual\, Appendix 7 &ndash\; Trustee Code of Conduct and Sanctions for Violation of the Code of Conduct Policy.
\nThe Board anticipat es convening in executive session to obtain legal advice concerning the applicable procedural and legal requirements for adjudicating the compla int\, including Trustee participation\, conflicts of interest\, recusal or disqualification\, protection of attorney-client privileged or otherw ise legally protected information\, applicable fiduciary duties\, the Bo ard&rsquo\;s authority to impose sanctions or corrective measures\, and potential legal liabilities arising from the proceedings.
\nAll ev identiary presentations\, consideration of the merits\, Board deliberati ons\, findings\, and votes on the complaint or any proposed sanctions sh all occur in open session\, consistent with HRS Chapter 92 and Appendix 7\, Part II\, unless otherwise expressly authorized by applicable law.\n
IV. Adjournment
\nIf 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 .
\nIn the event that the livestream public broadcast is interrupt ed and cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only throu gh the phone number and Webinar ID provided at the beginning of this age nda. Meeting recordings will be made available on OHA&rsquo\;s website h ttps://www.oha.org/about/leadership/board-of-trustees/ as soon as practi cable after the meeting.
\nPublic Testimony will be called for eac h agenda item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agend a. Community Concerns and Celebrations is not limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\, Chapter 92\, pr ohibits Board members from discussing or taking action on matters not li sted on the meeting agenda
\nThe board packet will be available fo r the public to inspect at OHA&rsquo\;s main office located at 560 N. Ni mitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817\, no later than three full b usiness days before the meeting. The board packet will also be made avai lable on OHA&rsquo\;s website\, https://www.oha.org/bot as soon as pract icable thereafter.
\nTestimony can be provided to the Board of Tru stees either as: (1) written testimony or (2) live\, oral testimony onli ne\, by telephone\, or at the physical meeting location during the remot e meeting.
\n(1) Persons wishing to provide written testimony on i tems listed on the agenda should submit testimony via email to botmeetin gs@oha.org or via postal mail to Office of Hawaiian Affairs\, Attn: Boar d of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honol ulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received at least twenty-fo ur hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board members with suff icient time to review the testimony before the meeting. All written test imony
\nwill be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting website. Please omi t or redact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, email address\, phon e number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be discl osed publicly online.
\n(2) Persons wishing to provide oral testim ony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link below: h ttps://zoom.us/j/94705197036
\nTo provide oral testimony online\, you will need:
\n(1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the remote meeting\;
\n(2) internet access\; and
\n(3) a microp hone to provide oral testimony.
\nPersons wishing to provide oral testimony by telephone during the remote meeting may dial the phone numb er listed at the beginning of this agenda and enter the corresponding We binar ID. Telephone participants will be able to provide oral testimony during the meeting.
\nPersons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day of the meeting at the physical meeting location.
\nIf you 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 agenda.
\nOral testimony on line\, by telephone or at a physical meeting location will be limited to five (5) minutes
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:*Spe cial*
\nMEETING OF T HE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
\nTIME: 11:00 a.m. or Immediately following the Board of Trustees 9:00 am Mtg
\nPLACE: Remote Meeting via Interactive Conference Technology
This meeting will be hel d virtually and may be viewed live via OHA&rsquo\;s website at www.oha.o rg/livestream or listened to by phone by dialing (213) 338-8477 and ente ring Webinar ID: 947 0519 7036. Additionally\, this meeting can be viewe d live on &lsquo\;Ōlelo Community Media https://olelo.org/. A physical m eeting 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
\nA. Discussion\, Delibera tion\, and Board Action Regarding a Trustee Code of Conduct Complaint Fi led by Trustee Keoni Souza on June 29\, 2026\, Against Trustees Kalei Ak aka\, Keliʻi Akina\, Luana Alapa\, and Carmen Hulu Lindsey\, Pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Executive Policy Manua l\, Appendix 7 &ndash\; Trustee Code of Conduct and Sanctions for Violat ion of the Code of Conduct Policy.
\nConsideration and adjudicatio n of a formal complaint submitted by Trustee Keoni Souza\, dated June 29 \, 2026\, and supported by a letter from Trustee Brickwood Galuteria\, d ated June 30\, 2026\, alleging violations of the Office of Hawaiian Affa irs Board of Trustees Executive Policy Manual\, Appendix 7\, and other a pplicable Board policies.
\nThe complaint concerns allegations ari sing from the June 26\, 2026 filing of Docket No. 162 in Ferreira v. Off ice of Hawaiian Affairs\, et al.\, Civil No. 1CCV-25-0001822 at 11:59 AM HST by Trustee Kalei Akaka Individually and in Her Official Capacity\, including alleged unauthorized actions taken in an official capacity\, a ctions inconsistent with duly adopted Board litigation positions and dir ectives\, unauthorized disclosure or use of confidential or privileged B oard communications\, and violations of Trustees&rsquo\; fiduciary dutie s of care\, loyalty\, obedience\, and confidentiality.
\nPursuant to Appendix 7\, Part II\, the Board will conduct a hearing\, receive pre sentations and responses from the Complainant and Respondent Trustees\, consider relevant evidence and testimony\, deliberate on the allegations \, and determine separately whether each Respondent Trustee violated spe cified provisions of the Trustee Code of Conduct.
\nThe Board may take appropriate action\, including adopting individual findings of viol ation or no violation and\, where a violation is established\, consideri ng and voting separately on sanctions or corrective measures authorized by Appendix 7\, Part II\, Section E\, including censure\, removal from B oard committees or appointments\, lawful corrective measures\, or direct ion to Board Counsel or other appropriate officials to evaluate or pursu e available legal remedies.
\nThe Board may also consider prelimin ary procedural matters\, including Trustee participation\, conflicts of interest\, recusal\, disqualification\, and other matters necessary to e nsure a fair hearing consistent with applicable law and Board policy.
\nIII. Executive Session§\;
\nA. Legal Matters. Consultati on with Board Counsel pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) §\; 92-5(a)(4) regarding the Board of Trustees&rsquo\; powers\, duties\, pr ivileges\, immunities\, and liabilities relating to the formal Trustee C ode of Conduct complaint filed by Trustee Keoni Souza on June 29\, 2026\ , against Trustees Kalei Akaka\, Keliʻi Akina\, Luana Alapa\, and Carmen Hulu Lindsey\, pursuant to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trus tees Executive Policy Manual\, Appendix 7 &ndash\; Trustee Code of Condu ct and Sanctions for Violation of the Code of Conduct Policy.
\nTh e Board anticipates convening in executive session to obtain legal advic e concerning the applicable procedural and legal requirements for adjudi cating the complaint\, including Trustee participation\, conflicts of in terest\, recusal or disqualification\, protection of attorney-client pri vileged or otherwise legally protected information\, applicable fiduciar y duties\, the Board&rsquo\;s authority to impose sanctions or correctiv e measures\, and potential legal liabilities arising from the proceeding s.
\nAll evidentiary presentations\, consideration of the merits\, Board deliberations\, findings\, and votes on the complaint or any prop osed sanctions shall occur in open session\, consistent with HRS Chapter 92 and Appendix 7\, Part II\, unless otherwise expressly authorized by applicable law.
\nIV. Adjournment
\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service 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 p ossible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/a ccessible formats.
\nIn the event that the livestream public broad cast is interrupted and cannot be restored\, the meeting may continue as audio-only through the phone number and Webinar ID provided at the begi nning of this agenda. Meeting recordings will be made available on OHA&r squo\;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 item and must be limited to matters listed on the meeting agenda. Community Concerns and Celebrations is not limited t o matters listed on the meeting agenda. Hawai&lsquo\;i Revised Statutes\ , Chapter 92\, prohibits Board members from discussing or taking action on matters not listed on the meeting agenda
\nThe board packet wil l be available for the public to inspect at OHA&rsquo\;s main office loc ated 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 made 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\, or al testimony online\, by telephone\, or at the physical meeting location during the remote meeting.
\n(1) Persons wishing to provide writt en testimony on items listed on the agenda should submit testimony via e mail to botmeetings@oha.org or via postal mail to Office of Hawaiian Aff airs\, Attn: Board of Trustees Meeting Testimony\, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.\, Suite 200\, Honolulu\, HI 96817. Testimony is requested to be received a t least twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled meeting to allow board members with sufficient time to review the testimony before the meeting. All written testimony
\nwill be posted on OHA&rsquo\;s meeting we bsite. Please omit or redact any personal information (e.g.\, name\, ema il address\, phone number\, home address\, or materials) that you do not want to be disclosed publicly online.
\n(2) Persons wishing to pr ovide oral testimony online during the remote meeting\, please click on the link below: https://zoom.us/j/94705197036
\nTo provide oral te stimony online\, you will need:
\n(1) a computer or mobile device to connect to the remote meeting\;
\n(2) internet access\; and
\n(3) a microphone to provide oral testimony.
\nPersons 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.
\nPersons wishing to provide oral testimony at the physical meeting location can sign up the day of t he meeting at the physical meeting location.
\nIf you willfully di srupt 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 agenda.
\nOral testimony online\, by telephone or at a physical meeting location w ill be limited to five (5) minutes
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