Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 4, 1 April 1994 — OHA Board Business Nā kuleana a ka Papa Kahu waiwai [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA Board Business Nā kuleana a ka Papa Kahu waiwai

by Ellen Blomquist Public Information OfTicer

Clayton Hee, OHA's chairman, opened the regular business meeting of the Board of Trustees 1 1 a.m., Feb. 23, 1994 in OHA's conference room. All trustees were present save Trustee Kina'u Boyd Kamali'i who was excused. The agenda was approved by all trustees present with several amendments. A number of items on the agenda were deferred for further study and discussion, and the "apology dala" introduced by the Education & Culture

Committee was referred to the Budget, Finance & Policy Committee for its recommendation. Minutes and the chairman's correspondence report were approved by the members; Trustee Rowena Akana later indicated she had intended to vote against accepting the minutes. Dante Keala Carpenter, OHA's new administrator, gave a verbal report on his activities since eoming to OHA, including major leg-

islative issues, and introduced the new deputy administrator, Sesnita Moepono. Keaukaha-Waiākea Self-He!p Housing Project. The board approved a grant appropriation of $61,080 in trust funds to Hawai'i County Eeonomie Opportunity Council to ensure completion of the 12 homes remaining in Phase I of this self-help project. The Council's contract with OHA will be amended to include this amount and a subrogation clause

that says all proceeds from litigation or insurance payments related to the project will be paid to OHA. Legislative Report. On behalf of the Legislative Review Committee, its chairperson A. Frenchy DeSoto presented a report on the first lateral for bills pending in the Legislature. She also commended the staff of the Government Affairs Office for an excellent job. Announcements. A resolution

for Charles Toguchi, occasioned by his retirement as Superintendent of Education, was approved by the board. There being no further business, the board adjourned at 10:50 a.m. The next regular business meeting of the boardwas scheduled for March 30, 1994 at 10 a.m. (Ed. note: the April monthly buiness meetng of the Board of Trustees is scheduled tentatively for Wed., April 27 at 10 a.m.)