Ka Wai Ola
The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions, please see the complete meeting minutes posted online at www.oha.org/BOT
August 1, 2017

Motion to approve a Board of trustees policy amendment to the Kakaʻako Makai Policy, Section 3.A.2), originally adopted on September 20, 2012, to state (new language is bold and underscored):
Allocate 10% of gross revenue for grants and 30% of net revenue for OHA’s legacy Property Management (net revenue equals gross revenue minus direct operating expenses, excluding Kakaʻako Makai planning and development-related costs) (*the 30% allocation of net revenues to LPM shall terminate at the end of FY 2019)

Ahu Isa Ahuna Akana Akina Apo H. Lindsey R. Lindsey Machado Waiheʻe
ʻAe ʻAe Excused ʻAe Excused ʻAe ʻAe ʻAe Excused

Motion passes with six AYES and three EXCUSED.

August 1, 2017

Motion to approve the appointment of the following members to the Ad Hoc Committee on grants and Sponsorships:

  • Trustee Colette Y. Machado, Ad Hoc Committee Chair;
  • Trustee John Waiheʻe iv, Ad Hoc Committee Vice-Chair;
  • David Laeha;
  • Lōpaka Baptiste;
  • Misti Pali-Oriol; and
  • Monica Morris

The term of this Ad Hoc Committee to expire on January 31, 2018, or at the completion of the assigned tasks, or at the discretion of the Chair of the Board of trustees, subject to later adjustment. this Ad Hoc Committee is charged with the following responsibilities and purview:

  • review current Strategic Plan priorities and current policies and how they guide the grant and sponsorship process;
  • Assess the existing grant making programs, Community grants and ʻAhahui grants;
  • Assess the grant applicant review and scoring process, and the awarding process;
  • review and assess the occurrence of repeat awardees and the amount of the grant award allocation;
  • review the outreach made to community to better inform beneficiaries of grant availability and requirements;
  • Provide recommendations to improve the grant making process;
  • Solicit, develop, and provide recommendations for Kūlia grant criteria;
  • review and assess the process in which sponsorships are awarded, and breakdown the levels of sponsorships;
  • Present findings and recommendation to the BOT; and
  • identify, develop, and recommend policies as necessary for approval by the BOT.
Ahu Isa Ahuna Akana Akina Apo H. Lindsey R. Lindsey Machado Waiheʻe
ʻAe ʻAe Excused ʻAe Excused ʻAe ʻAe ʻAe Excused

Motion passes with six AYES and three EXCUSED.

August 1, 2017

Motion approve Administration’s recommendation on new Bill (OHA 3) on the 115tH Congress legislative Positioning Matrix dated July 26, 2017.

OHA No. BILL NO. MEASURE TITLE DESCRIPTION STATUS
3 S. 1275 Bringing useful initiatives for Indian land Development (BUILLD) Act 2017 This bill reauthorizes the native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 through 2025, streamlines the environmental review process for federal agencies providing funds to tribes, increases the maximum term of leases on trust lands, and amends portions of the training and technical assistance guidelines laid out in the bill. the bill also would allow for NAHASDA funds to be used to meet matching or cost participation requirements. it omits a reauthorization for title VIII native Hawaiian housing programs OPPOSE
Ahu Isa Ahuna Akana Akina Apo H. Lindsey R. Lindsey Machado Waiheʻe
ʻAe ʻAe Excused ʻAe Excused ʻAe Excused ʻAe ʻAe

Motion passes with six AYES and three EXCUSED.

August 1, 2017

Move to approve and authorize OHA Administration to negotiate an easement agreement with the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) for the installation of irrigation water infrastructure on portions of OHA’s 511-acre property located in Wahiawā and execute all necessary agreements, applications, and other appropriate documents related to or pertaining to said easement, and take all other reasonable actions necessary to implement the foregoing.

Ahu Isa Ahuna Akana Akina Apo H. Lindsey R. Lindsey Machado Waiheʻe
ʻAe Kānalua Excused ʻAe Excused ʻAe ʻAe ʻAe Excused

Motion passes with five AYES, one ABSTENTION three EXCUSED.