Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 4, 1 April 1991 — OHA Board Business [ARTICLE]

OHA Board Business

By Ed Miehelman Public Information Officer

The February meeting of the OHA Board of Trustees was held at OHA's new office at 711 Kapi'olani Blvd. on Feb. 22. Board members present were Vice-Chair Akana and Trustees Akaka, Aiona, DeSoto, Hao, Hee, Kanahele and Kaulukukui. Chairman Keale was excused.

Administrator's Report Deputy Administrator Stanley Lum provided information on three items: 1. OHA has received requests from Rep. Virginia Isbell and others to help subsidize the care of residents at Lunalilo Home. A meeting will be arranged with the manager of Lunalilo Home to obtain further information. 2. Lum reported on a meeting held with a group of commercial operators who make their living from activities in Kaneohe Bay. These operators, many of whom are of Hawaiian ancestry, feel that they may not get fair consideration when their concerns are heard by the Kaneohe Bay Task Force. 3. The administration is in the process of filling one of the vacancies for the position of loan officer in the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund. Committee Reports 1. Committee on Budget, Finance, Policy and Planning a. The board accepted the Deloitte & Touche audit of the financial statements and supplemental schedules dated Oct. 10, 1990. The report contained 11 findings and recommendations on whieh the administration was directed to followup. b. The trustees determined that the Ernst & Young "Board of Trustees Management Study" draft requires further review. A workshop on the report was scheduled for Mar. 13. e. A proposal to expend up to $100,000 to help with costs associated with the reconstruction and relocation of Kalapana Village if the legislature approves SB 1434 and 1435, was referred back to the Budget and Finance Committee. 2. Committee on Eeonomie Development and Land a. A recommendation to seek assurance from the Office of the Governor that the Pohukaina School property be "reserved" pending negotiations with OHA, was written. It was

decided to handle this matter on an informal basis. b. The board amended and approved a recommendation to forward to the Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans the names of several candidates to fill vacancies on the board of the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund loan review committee and advisory board. They will serve on an interim basis for not more than four months. During this period a process will be developed to govern future recruitment, assessment, selection and replacement of both advisory board and loan review committee members as well as NHRLF staff. 3. Committee on Health and Human Services The board approved a formal statement defining the purview of this committee. 4. Committee on Legislative Review a. The board voted-to table a statement defining the purview of this committee. b. The board accepted a recommendation to support the intent of House Bill 746 whieh calls for a Department of Health study of the health of Wai'anae Coast residents with special attention to diseases commonly associated with environmental risks including electromagnetic radiation as well as contamination of soils, water and air. 4. Committee on OHA Relations a. The board accepted an OHA fact sheet providing background on OHA's creation, purpose, powers, responsibility, accomplishments and future aspirations and approved its transmittal to all members of the Hawai'i State Legislature. Staff also was directed to make recommendations on an appropriate ho'okupu to the legislators. b. Approval was granted to draft a resolution recognizing S. Timothy Wapato, Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans for his sensitivity to Hawaiian needs and his efforts in facilitating grants to Native Hawaiians. Calendar The next meeting of the OHA board of trustees was set for Friday, Mar. 22, 1991 at OHA's' Honoluiu office, 711 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 500, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The April meeting of the OHA board of trustees is scheduled for Apr. 26 at the OHA main office in Honolulu, beginning at 9:30 a.m.