Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 2, 1 February 2018 — OHA Board Actions [ARTICLE]

OHA Board Actions

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 http://www.oha.org/BOT.

- LEGEND • 'Ae (Yes) • 'A'ole (No) 4 Kānalua (Abstain) 4 Excused

Motion to approve the following revision to the 2018 OHA Legislative Package. Revise OHA-4, which is a bill that relates to Motion passes with seven the amount of OHA's pro rata share of the public land trust. AYES and two EXCUSED. Motion to approve Administration's recommendations on NEW BILLS (OHA 5-9) on the 115th Congress Legislative Positioning Motion passes with seven Matrix dated January 10, 2018. AYES and two EXCUSED. OHA 5 S. 1895 Native American This bill reauthorizes the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- Support Housing Assistance Determination Act of 1996 through 2022, streamlines the environmental and ^plf-nptprminatinn review process for federal agencies providing funds to tribes, increases „ the maximum term of leases on trust lands, and among other things, Reauthorization Act Of Z017 updates the committees who must receive reports from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the NAHASDA programs. The bill includes Title VIII to reauthorize the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant and the 184A Loan Guarantee Program OHA 6 H.R. Native American This bill reauthorizes the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- OppOSG Housing Assistance Determination Act of 1996 through 2022, streamlines the environmental and ^plf-nptprminatinn review process for federal agencies providing funds to tribes, increases „ the maximum term of leases on trust lands, and among other things, Reauthorization Act Of 2017 updates the committees who must receive reports from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the NAHASDA programs. As amended, the bill omits a reauthorization for Title VIII Native Hawaiian housing programs. OHA 7 H.R. Alaska Native Veterans Land This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide land Support 1RR7 Allotment Equity Act allotments to Alaska Native Vietnam veterans and the heirs of those ' Vietnam veterans who are deceased. S. 785 OHA 8 H.R. A bill to amend the Migratory This bill defines Alaska Native articles of handicraft and makes such Support 4069 Bird Treaty Act to Clarify the articles exempt from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. S 1941 treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. OHA 9 S. 1965 Allowing Alaska IVORY Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act to allow Alaska Natives Support to possess, sell, or trade walrus ivory, whale bone, or mammoth ivory. Motion to approve Action Item BAE 18-01: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating 2018 as "Year of the Hawaiian." ^YESandtwo EXCUSED

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