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
February 7, 2019

1st. Motion: Move to approve Administration’s recommendations on:

  • Item 36, HB276 as SUPPORT;
  • Item 326, SB1009 as SUPPORT; and
  • Item 348, SB1247 as SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS

on the OHA Legislative Position Matrix dated January 30, 2019, as amended.

2nd Motion: Move to approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1 – 379), excluding Item 36, Item 326, and Item 348, HB276, SB1009, and SB1247, respectively, along with the following revisions:
ADD:

SB400 as OPPOSE; as well as
CHANGE:

  • Item 154, HB1114 from Monitor to SUPPORT;
  • Item 187, SB1 from comment to OPPOSE;
  • Item 280, SB728 from monitor to SUPPORT; and
  • Item 297, SB889 from SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS to MONITOR
    on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated January 30, 2019, as amended.

Motion passes with seven AYES and two EXCUSED.

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

To approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1 – 192) and BILL POSITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION
(Item 193), along with the following revisions:
CHANGE:

  • Item 81, HB1397, relating to residential leaseholds, from Monitor to OPPOSE; and
  • Item 179, SB1483, relating to residential leaseholds, from Monitor to OPPOSE

on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated February 6, 2019, as amended.

Motion passes with seven AYES and two EXCUSED.

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

MOTION to move to confirm the Board Chair’s appointment of Trustee Dan Ahuna as the Chair of the Committee on Resource Management.

Motion passes with six AYES, one NO vote and two EXCUSED.

Ahu Isa Ahuna Akana Akina Lee H. Lindsey R. Lindsey Machado Waiheʻe
Excused ʻAe ʻAe ‘A‘ole ʻAe Excused ʻAe ʻAe ʻAe