Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 12, 1 December 2016 — 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.

Motion passed to waive OHA's 72-hour materials distribution policy for ltems V. C., V. D., and V. E. Motion passed to go into Executive Session to consider the following: VI. Executive Session** A. Approval of Executive Session Minutes 1) October 6, 2016 B. Consultation with Robert G. Klein, Esq. and Anna Elento-Sneed, Esq. re: questions and issues pertaining to the board's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities regarding ongoing legal and personnel matters. Pursu-anttoHRS92-5(a)(4). Motion passed to: 1. Adopt the use of the Offlce of Hawaiian Affairs' ("OHA") FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING MODEL and 2. Approve the STATEMENT 0F COMMITMENT relating to OHA's FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN as follows: The Offlce of Hawaiian Affairs is committed to ensuring services and programs are consistently available and delivered to our /ā/?u/through flscally responsible and sustainable spending. The Offlce will: o Adopt and implement a FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN to be effective beginning July 1, 2017 o Provide in it a FINANCIAL STRUCTURE that will establish flscal objectives and result in increases to (1) the value of OHA's assets and endowments and to (2) OHA's capacity to deliver on its vision and mission o lncorporate in it speciflc SUCCESS INDICATORS and report on its progress at 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years postimplementation o lncorporate in it a CODE 0F ETHICS applicable to OHA Trustees, Offlcers, and Employees Motion passed to support the following new legislative proposals and approve their inclusion in the 2017 OHA Legislative Package: • OHA-1 OHA Budget: Providesfor 0HA's General Fund Biennium Budget FY2017-2018/FY2018-2019. • OHA-2 Per-Pupil Funding System Study For Public Charter Schools: Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study, with the support of the Department of Education, Department of Budget and Finance, the Hawai'i State Public Charter School Commission, and other stakeholder agencies, to determine whether the non-facility general fund per-pupil funding system for public charter schools ensures equal operational per-pupil funding between Department of Education schools and public charter schools, as required under statute. • OHA-3 Konohiki Fishing Rights Resolution: Recognizes the historic success of the traditional, ahupua'a-based konohiki flshing rights system, whieh used eommunities' intimate knowledge of and eonneehon to their nearshore area to ensure abundant resources and sustain a thriving Hawaiian populahon and culture prior to documented Western contact; chronicles the erosion and eventual abolishment of the konohiki flshing rights system and laws, as well as the resulting impacts to nearshore flsheries and the associated cultural lifestyles, traditions, and values of ahupua'a tenants; and urges the Department of Land and Natural Resources to support culturally-grounded and community-driven flsheries management proposals, to enable kīpuka communities to onee again steward, restore, and perpetuate their nearshore resources and to protect and mainīain the cultural traditions and values that rely upon them. The motion passed via voice vote, with all Trustees present voting "aye". Mohon passed to approve Mr. Scott Kaulukukui to serve a second and flnal term on the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund (NHRLF) Board of Directors. The motion passed via voice vote, with all Trustees present voting "aye". Mohon passed to approve a Resolution supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in its efforts to protect its sacred sites and natural and cultural resources. The motion passed via voice vote, with all Trustees present voting "aye". Mohon passed to approve the following candidates as OHA's 2017 nominees for appointment to the lsland Burial Councils for transmittal to the Governor: • Scott Haili Mahoney, Nominee for Ka'ū or Kohala regional representative on the Hawai'i lsland Burial ūouneil • Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Nominee for Kona regional representative on the O'ahu lsland Burial ūouneil • Carol Lovell, Nominee for Kawaihau regional representative on the Kaua'i/Ni'ihau lsland Burial Council The motion passed via voice vote, with all Trustees present voting "aye".

Motion passes with eight AYES and one EXCUSED. Motion passes with seven AYESandtwoEXCUSED. Motion passes with nine AYES. Motion passes with nine AYES. Motion passes with nine AYES. Motion passes with nine AYES. Motion passes with nine AYES.

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- LEGEND 9 'Ae (Yes) 9 'A'ole (No) i Kānalua (Abstain) 9 Excused