Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 3, 1 March 1998 — OHA Board Business [ARTICLE]

OHA Board Business

The Board of Trustees met on Feb. 20 to discuss the procedure for appointing a replacement to serve out the term of the late Trustee-at-Large Billie Beamer, whieh expires in November. ■ On Feb. 23, the board took the following action: Adopted as OHA's position the recommendations of OHA's Committee on Legislative and Govemment Affairs on 800 bills pending in the 1 998 legislamre. ■ Approved a motion to introduce resolutions in the state senate and house of representatives for the retum of the Mākua Military Reservation. ■ Approved a motion to introduce in the state senate and house of representatives resolutions advocating on behalf of Nā 'Ohana o Kalapana Associa-

tion for the purpose of completing infrastructure at KīkalaKeōkea and advocating an appropriation of general funds for the development there to house families displaced from their homes in Kalapana due to volcanic eraptions. ■ Approved an alloeahon not to exceed $20,000 to Sherry Broder, Esq. for an amicus curiae brief in State ofHawai'i v. Bernard Keli'ikoa. ■ Approved a contract in the amount of $19,682 to Larry Brynn, housing consultant, for a feasibility study on the establishment of a home constraction facility in Kawaihae, Hawai'i. ■ Committed OHA to an appropriation of $1 million for Native Hawaiian social and eeonomie projects providing the United States Congress appropriates matching funding for the

Hawai'i specific grant program proposed by the Administration for Native Americans. ■ Approved $15,000 to support the Honolulu Theater for Youth's production of "Ka Wai Ola" and "EddieWould Go." ■ Approved $22,523 to Papa Ola Lōkahi for Native Hawaiian neighbor island participation at the Native Hawaiian Heahh and Wellness Summit on March 7-8, and a post-Summit insert in the Ka Wai Ola o OHA. ■ Approved a resolution remembering Martha Billie Beamer, athlete, educator, scholar, public servant, author and industrious trastee. Approval was followed by a moment of silent gratitude. ■ — Compiled by Paula Durbin