Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 3, 1 March 1989 — Mai Wakinekona [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Mai Wakinekona

By Larry Kamakawiwo'ole Federal Liaison Officer

Federal Laws Affecting Native Hawaiians, Part 3

This is the third in a series of articles whieh will list the public laws of the 100th Congress that feature specific Native Hawaiian provisions. Other public laws without Native Hawaiian provisions that still affect Hawaii's indigenous people have been featured previously in this eolumn.

Law No.: 100-322 Bill No: H.R. 2616 Approved: May 20, 1988 Title: Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988. Native Haweūian Provision: Sec. 413. Advisory Committee on Native American Veterans. The Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1986 (Public Law 99-272; 100 Stat. 388) is amended by including Native Hawaiian representation on the national advisory committee on Native American veterans. Law No: 100-358 Bill No: H.R. 3927 Approved: June 29, 1988 Title: Indian Housing Act of 1988. Native Hawaiian Provision: Sec. 204. Annual Report. TheSecretary ofthe Department of Housing and Urban Development shall include in the annual report an assessment of the housing needs of Native Hawaiians and an evaluation of current Federal programs designed to meet the needs, including programs of housing assistance for lower ineome families and the program of single-family mortgage insurance for Native Hawaiians under sec. 247 of the National Housing Act. Law No: 100-404 Bill No: H.R. 4800 Approved: August 19, 1988 Title: Department of Housing and Urban Development — Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1989. Native Hawaiian Provision: Infrastructure development of Hawaiian Homes lands to assist the State of Hawai'i to provide the roads, water, electricity, and drainage improvements necessary to allow a substantial portion of unused lands for homes. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1.22.

Law No: 100-436 Bill No: H.R. 4783 Approved: September 20, 1988 Title: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989. Native Hawaiian Provision: U.S. Depcu*tment of Labor: Training and Employment Services. These programs are designed to improve the eeonomie well-being of disadvantaged Native Americans (Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians) through vocational training, work experience, etc. aimed at getting participants into permanent, unsubsidized jobs. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $59.713. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $58.996. U.S. Department of Heahh and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration. Payment to Hawai'i: to partially support the cost for care and treatment of persons with Hansen's disease. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $3.3. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $3.26.

Native Haweiiian maternal and child heahh centers. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1. Appropriations: FY 1989 $988,000. National Institutes of Heahh: National Center for Nursing Research. Research training with efforts to encourage minority nurses (including Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native, and American Indian) to move into careers in science needs to be given priority. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $3. Appropriations: (in millions of doIlars) FY 1989 $2.964. Aleohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Heahh Administration: Mental Heahh Research and Training Center. Establishment of a Native Hawaiian mental health research and training center with priority given to a center that ean demonstrate the active participation of Native Hawaiians in its research activities. Authorizations: FY 1989 $750,000. Appropriations: FY 1989 $741,000. Office of the Assistant Secret£iry for Heahh: Office of Minority Heahh. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $3. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $2.964. Assistant Secretciry for Human Development Services: Native American programs. The Native American Program has provided financial assistance grants, training and technical assistance, research, demonstration, and evaluation assistance to Native Hawaiians. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $30.339. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $29.975. Revolving Loan Fund for Native Hawaiians. The Native American Program has recently funded a business loan fund for Native Hawaiians to stimulate eeonomie development among Native Hawaiians. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1. Appropriations: FY 1989 $988,000. U.S. Department of Education: National Progrcims. Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Programs distribute funds through discretionary grants and contracts. These funds are used for programs for students in institutions of higher education, training and curriculum development, programs for lndian youth, and programs for Native Hawaiians. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $43. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $42.484. Education for Native Hawaiians as authorized under Public Law 100-297. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $5. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $4.94. Model Curriculum Implementation Project. Authorizations: FY 1989 $400,000. Appropriations: FY 1989 $395,200.

Family-Based Education Centers. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1.8. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1.778.4. Higher Education Demonstration Program. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1.5. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1.482. Gifted and Talented Demonstration Program. Authorizations: FY 1989 $800,000. Appropriations: FY 1989 $790,400. Special Education Program. Authorizations: FY 1989 $500,000. Appropriations: FY 1989 $494,000. Vocational and Adult Education. Perkins Act basic grants for the Native Hawaiian Program. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $2.2. Appropriations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $2.173.6. Libraries. Library Services and Construction Act set aside for Native Hawaiians. Authorizations: FY 1989 $612,175. Appropriations: FY 1989 $604,829.

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Federal Laws, Continued

Law No: 100-446. Bill No: H.R. 4867 Approved: September 27, 1988. Title: Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fiscal Year, 1989. Native Hawaiian Provision: National Park Service: Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program. Authorizations: FY 1989 $600,000. Hawai'i Maritime Museum. Authorizations: (in millions of dollars) FY 1989 $1. Law No: 100-458. Bill No: H.R. 4587. Approved: October 1, 1988. Title: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes. Native Hawaiian Provision: Funding for the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to conduct a comprehensive adoiescent health study, including addressing the pressing needs of Native Hawaiian adolescents. Authorizations: FY 1989 $100,000.

Law No: 100-579. Bill No: S. 136. Approved: October 31, 1988. Title: Native Hawaiian Heahh Care Act of 1988. Native Hawaiian Provision: Comprehensive Heahh Care Master Plan for Native Hawaiians. The Secretary of Health and Human Services ("Secretary") may make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, Papa Ola Lokahi to develop a Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan designed to promotecomprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services and to maintain and improve the health status of Native Hawaiians. Papa Ola Lokahi is an organization comprised of E Ola Mau, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Alu Like, Ine., University of Hawai'i, and the Office of Hawaiian Health of the Hawai'i State Department of Health. Authorizations: FY 1990 $700,000. Native Hawaiian Heahh Centers. The Secretary, in consultation with Papa Ola Lokahi, may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, any qualified entity to provide comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services in addition to primary health services to Native Hawaiians. The Secretary shall give preference to Native Hawaiian health centers and Native Hawaiian organizations in making grants and entering

into contracts with qualified entitiers. See H.R. 5210, Mai Wakinekona, December, 1988, for detailed information. Authorizations: (in millions ofdollars) FY 1991 $5. FY 1992 $10. Planning Grant or Contract for Native Hawaiian Heahh Centers. The Secretary may make a grant to, or enter into acontract with, Papa Ola Lokahi to plan Native Hawaiian health centers to serve the health needs of Native Hawaiian eommunities on Hawai'i, Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i, O'ahu, Kaua'i, and Ni'ihau. Authorizations: FY 1990 $900,000. Administrative Grant for Papa Ola Lokahi. The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, Papa Ola Lokahi for (a) coordination, implementation, and updating of the eomprehensive health care master plan; (b) training for the Native Hawaiian health care practitioners, community outreach workers, counselors, and cultural educators for the purpose of educating Native Hawaiians in health promotion and disease prevention; or (e) identification of and research into the diseases that are most prevalent among Native Hawaiians, including behavioral, biomedical, epidemiological, and health services. Authorization: (in millions of dollars) FY 1990 $1. FY 1991 $1. FY 1992 $1.