Motion to Approve the Wao Kele o Puna Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP).
| Ahu Isa | Ahuna | Akana | Akina | Apo | H. Lindsey | R. Lindsey | Machado | Waiheʻe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | Excused | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe |
Motion passes with eight AYES and one EXCUSED.
Motion to approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (OHA 1- H.R. 1169, OHA 4 – S. 1400 & H.R. 3211) on the 115th Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix dated September 20, 2017.
| OHA No. | BILL NO. | MEASURE TITLE | DESCRIPTION | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHA 1 | S. 254 H.R. 1169 | ESTHER MARTINEZ NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES PRESERVATION ACT | Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize the program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, and also increases the length of grants from three to five years. Decreases the number of required Native students in Native American language nests and Native American language survival schools. | S 4/8/2017: Following the bill’s 2/8/2017 favorable vote out of committee, Chairman Hoeven reported the bill without an amendment and was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar. H 2/16/2017: Bill introduced |
| OHA No. | BILL NO. | MEASURE TITLE | DESCRIPTION | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHA 4 | S. 1400 H.R. 3211 | SAFEGUARD TRIBAL OBJECTS OF PATRIMONY ACT OF 2017 | This bill increases the maximum penalty for a second violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) from five years to ten years. It prohibits exporting or transporting out of the United States Native American items obtained in violation of NAGPRA, Native American archaeological resources obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resource Protection Act of 1979, and any Native American object of antiquity. An individual in violation will be fined and/or imprisoned for up to one year. Additionally, the bill would allow the Secretaries of State and Interior to designate a liaison to assist private individuals wishing to voluntarily return tangible cultural heritage. The bill also creates a Tribal Working Group, which would include Native Hawaiian Organizations, to receive information and assistance from the Executive Branch to provide assistance in the return of tangible cultural heritage. | S 6/21/2017: Bill introduced 7/12/2017 Bill introduced and later referred to committees |
| Ahu Isa | Ahuna | Akana | Akina | Apo | H. Lindsey | R. Lindsey | Machado | Waiheʻe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | Excused | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | Excused |
Motion passes with seven AYES and two EXCUSED.
Motion to approve Action Item BAE 17-08: 2018 OHA Legislative Package (OHA 4-7)
· OHA-4 Fulfilling the State’s Public Land Trust Revenue Obligations
· OHA-5 Expanding the Native Hawaiian Law Training Course
· OHA-6 Supporting Housing Security and Asset Building for
· Low-Income Beneficiaries
· OHA-7 Reclaiming Nā Pili ‘A¯ina through Hawaiian Cultural Reserves
| Ahu Isa | Ahuna | Akana | Akina | Apo | H. Lindsey | R. Lindsey | Machado | Waiheʻe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | Excused | ʻAe | ʻAe |
Motion passes with eight AYES and one EXCUSED.
Motion to approve and authorize the disbursement of $1,500,000 from the Fiscal Year 2018 Core Operating Budget (Object Code 56530) and $1,500,000 from the Fiscal Year 2019 Core Operating Budget (Object Code 56530), as approved on June 8, 2017, to be administered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs via its CEO and staff to seventeen (17) Hawaiian-Focused Charter Schools.
| Ahu Isa | Ahuna | Akana | Akina | Apo | H. Lindsey | R. Lindsey | Machado | Waiheʻe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | ʻAe | Excused | ʻAe | ʻAe |
Motion passes with eight AYES and one EXCUSED.
