Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 8, 1 August 2006 — Board Action Report [ARTICLE]

Board Action Report

Prepared by the ŪHA Dffice af Baard Services Major actions approved by the Offlce of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees in the second quarter of 2006: • A $1.57 million increase in OHA's operating budget for Fiscal Year 2006, with the additional funds going to the agency's grants program to support community projects that benefit Native Hawaiians. Also approved were eight new positions in various OHA divisions, bringing the agency's staff total to 136. • An offer by OHA to purchase Moanalua Gardens for the purpose of eeonomie opportunities and preserving the cultural and historic aspects of the property. As of this writing, OHA's offer had been declined (see story on page 6). • Joining with beneficiaries in the case of Haseko's Papipi Road Drainage Project and expending up to $85,000 for litigation. • $274,594 in grants to two community orga-

nizations serving native Hawaiians. • A $1 million grant for a renovation project at Kawaiaha'o Church to provide for better site preservation and protection of historical documents and on-site burials. • A $2 million grant to Bishop Museum to support a major renovation of Hawaiian Hall. • $50,000 for a due diligence review in eonnection with OHA's negotiations to purchase Hale Na'au Pono in Wai'anae. • Up to $50,000 for an assessment of wastetreatment technology. • Approval of a Memorandum of Agreement between the 15th Airlift Wing and the Hawai'i State Preservation Officer regarding the proposed construction of the C- 17 Short Austere Air Field at Kona International Airport. • Acceptance of additional public land trust revenues from the State of Hawai'i for the fiscal years 2001 to 2005 in the amount of $17 million, and accepting $15.1 million for the 2006 fiscal year. • Concurrence of the direction and framework of OHA's nation-building proposal and its framework. • First reading of a revision to OHA's spending policy. E