OHA Board Actions | May 2019

Motion to approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1-11 and 13-20, excluding Item 12, SCR46) and BILL POSITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION

(Items 21 – 23);

ADD:

• HB272; and
• SB991, both as MONITOR; and

CHANGE:

• Item 32, HB295 from Support to MONITOR on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated March 13, 2019, as amended.

Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.

Motion to approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS: Item 12, SCR46 as COMMENT on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated March 13, 2019, as amended.

Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.

Motion to approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1 – 40) and BILL POSITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION (Items 41 – 43) on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated March 20, 2019, as amended.

Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.

Motion to approve the ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i version of the OHA vision and mission statements as well as replacing the term “nation” to “lāhui” in the English version of the OHA mission and vision statements.

Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.

Motion to approve the strategic foundation and directions for the next OHA Strategic Plan 2020+ (SP2020+).

Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.

• HR17 as MONITOR; and

CHANGE:

• Item 21, HCR155;
• Item 36, SCR204;
• Item 50, HR142;
• Item 59, SR164, all from Monitor to COMMENT;

on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated March 27, 2019, as amended

Motion passes with nine AYES.

Motion to review and approve Action Item BAE/RM #19-02 authorizing disbursement of $374,000 from Fiscal Year 2018 Core Operating Budget (Object Code 56530) to fund eight (8) Fiscal Year 2018 Kūlia Grant recommendations listed on Attachment – OHA FY 2018 – Kūlia Grant Recommendations Matrix except for Five Mountains Hawaii DBA Kı¯puka O Ke Ola at $51,000 and Mālama Loko Ea at $75,000.

Motion passes with eight AYES, and one ABSTention.

To approve Administration’s recommendation on BILL POSITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION: Item 62, HB419 from Monitor to SUPPORT on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated March 27, 2019, as amended

Motion passes with eight AYES, and one ABSTention.

To review and approve Action Item BAE/RM #19-02 authorizing disbursement of $51,000 from Fiscal year 2018 Core Operating Budget (Object Code 56530) to fund one (1) Fiscal Year 2018 Kūlia Grant recommendation listed on Attachment – OHA FY 2018 – Kūlia Grant Recommendations Matrix for Five Mountains Hawaii DBA Kı¯puka O Ke Ola at $51,000.

Motion passes with seven AYES, and two ABSTention

To review and approve Action Item BAE/RM #19-02 authorizing disbursement of $75,000 from Fiscal year 2018 Core Operating Budget (Object Code 56530) to fund one (1) Fiscal Year 2018 Kūlia Grant recommendation listed on Attachment – OHA FY 2018 – Kūlia Grant Recommendations Matrix for Mālama Loko Ea at $75,000.

Motion passes with eight AYES, and one ABSTention.

To approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1 – 43) and BILL POSITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION (Item 44); as well as

ADD:

• SB78 as SUPPORT on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated April 3, 2019, as amended.

ADD the proposed SD1 HB1326 that Extends the authorization for BLNR to issue holdover permits except for holdover permits that have been invalidated by a court of law,

Forces BLNR to explicitly consider and minimize impacts before issuing holdovers involving 2 MGD

Forces BLNR to make meaningful and timely progress on issuance of water leases
Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.

To approve the five elements of OHA’s Board Governance Framework:

1) Identity; 2) Values and Mana; 3) Statutory Basis; 4) Policies; and 5) Supporting Documents and Practices (Operations).
Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.

Approve the formation of a Permitted Interaction Group to investigate the development of L-Lahui policies for

OHA’s Board Governance Framework.

Permitted Interaction Group – Purview. The purview of the PIG is for the Board of Trustees (BOT), BOT staff and OHA Administration staff to work together to: (1) Investigate the development of L-Lahui policies for OHA’s Board Governance Framework, which would articulate the Hawaiian cultural foundation of the organization as a basis for the kaumaha (heavy weight, sadness) or significant kuleana (responsibility) to normalize Hawaiian language, protect and exercise native rights regarding ‘āina, water, wahi pana and iwi kupuna, strengthen ‘ohana and kai‘ulu, perpetuate Hawaiian culture, knowledge and practices and engage in global, international indigenous contexts; (2) Establish consistent policy formulation, format, review and update parameters, mechanisms and processes; and (3) Integrate the developed policies into the Board Governance Framework.

Permitted Interaction Group – Members. The membership of the Permitted Interaction Group is as follows:

1. Trustee Colette Machado, BOT Chairperson
2. Trustee Brendon Kalei‘āina Lee, BOT Vice Chairperson
3. Trustee Robert Lindsey, RM Vice Chairperson
4. Trustee Carmen Hulu Lindsey
5. Kamana‘opono Crabbe, Ka Pouhana
6. Sylvia Hussey, Ka Pou Nui

Trustee Lee will serve as the Chair of the Permitted Interaction Group. Trustee Machado will serve as its Vice Chair.

Permitted Interaction Group – Term/Duration. The term of the Permitted Interaction Group expires at the completion of the assigned task or May 31, 2019, or at the discretion of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, subject to later adjustment.

Motion passes with seven AYES, and two EXCUSED.