AGENDA

Thursday, November 12, 2026 - 10:00 am

In person at 640 N. Aʻohōkū Place, Hilo, HI

 This agenda and the listed submittals will be provided in the Board Packet. This meeting will be held using interactive conference technology under section 92-3.7, Haw. Rev. Stat. (HRS). Board members, staff, applicants, testifiers, and the public can choose to participate in person, online via Zoom, or by telephone.

The public may also view the live meeting via its live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/@MaunaKeaSOA

To Provide Written Testimony: We encourage interested persons to submit written testimony in advance of the meeting, which will be distributed to Board members prior to the meeting and allow a timely review. Please submit written testimony via email to: mka.testimony@hawaii.gov. Written testimonies can also be mailed to: 640 Aʻohōkū Place, Hilo, HI 96720. Written testimonies may be posted upon the Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting website; as a precaution, please be mindful with any personal information prior to submitting unless you intend it to be shared. Late written testimony will be retained as part of the record and distributed to Board members as soon as practicable, but we cannot ensure the Board will receive it in sufficient time to review, prior to decision-making.

To Provide In-Person Oral Testimony: Attend in-person at: 640 N. Aʻohōkū Place, Hilo, HI, 96720

To Provide Testimony by Telephone: On the day of the meeting at the start of the agenda item you wish to testify on, dial 1-669-444-9171 (Zoom), input Meeting ID: 986 9951 5770, Passcode: 523433

Note: to unmute, press *6

To Provide Video/Zoom Testimony: Please send your request in a timely manner to: mka.testimony@hawaii.gov with your information, email address, and the agenda item you wish to testify on. Once your request has been received, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link via which to testify. You may testify without signing up in advance. Requests may be made during the meeting and will be processed as soon as practicable.

Further Assistance: If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact MKSOA Board Secretary at mka.testimony@hawaii.gov, 808-272-0259, 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.

Board Packet: Materials may be viewed prior to the meeting at the MKSOA website: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/maunakea-authority/. The Board packet is also available for viewing at 640 N. Aʻohōkū Place, Hilo, HI.

If you would like to be notified of meetings and agenda notices, please email mka.testimony@hawaii.gov.

NOTE: Agenda Items may be taken out of order.

I.               CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME PROTOCOL

II.            PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS

III.          APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 8, 2026 REGULAR AUTHORITY MEETING

IV.          CHAIR REPORT– Public Testimony (written or oral) on any of these items

A.    Strategic Framework Adoption – ACTION ITEM

V.             GOVERNANCE – Public Testimony (written or oral) on any of these items   

VI.          ADMINISTRATION – Public Testimony (written or oral) on any of these items

A.    Report by Chair Komeiji

                                                                             1.     Staffing and Recruiting – Discussion and action to establish a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) to screen, interview, and recommend candidates for the MKSOA Executive Director (ED) position, and to designate Rich Matsuda (Chair), Pomai Bertelmann, and Bonnie Irwin as members – ACTION ITEM.  Link to job post here.

                                                                             2.     Discussion and action to establish a Permitted Interaction Group (PIG) under HRS §92-2.5(b) to investigate, make findings and recommendations to the Board regarding the Maunakea Master Transfer Plan and the decisions needed to transfer assets and obligations from the University of Hawaiʻi to MKSOA and to designate Neil Hannahs (Chair), Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, and Ben Kudo as members – ACTION ITEM

                                                                             3.     Advisory Groups Update – Report by Bill Stormont

B.    Master Transfer Plan Implementation – Report by Member Kudo

VII.        CENTER FOR MAUNAKEA STEWARDSHIP (CMS) OPERATIONAL UPDATE– Public Testimony (written or oral) on any of these items

A.    No updates.

VIII.      MKSOA-CMS JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (JMC) –  Public Testimony (written or oral) on any of these items

A.    University of Hawai’i Maunakea Master Plan Amendment Update – Report by CMS Executive Director Greg Chun

IX.          FINANCE– Public Testimony (written or oral) on any of these items

A.    Report by Administrative Services Officer Patterson- October Financial Report Including Appropriations, Budget, Expenditures, Balance

The Authority may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a)(4) to consult with the Authority’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Authority’s power, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities.

X.             ANNOUNCEMENTS

A.    NEXT AUTHORITY MEETING, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2026, 10:00AM-12:00PM; KŪKAHAUʻULA, INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY (IFA) 640 N. AʻOHŌKŪ PL, HILO

1.     Authority members: please notify the Board Secretary immediately if you are unable to attend the next meeting.

XI.          ADJOURNMENT