Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 3, 1 Malaki 1992 — OHA Board Business [ARTICLE]

OHA Board Business

by Ann L. Moore

The monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs was held Jan. 31 in the board room of OHA offices at 711 Kapi'oplani Blvd, Honolulu. Present were trustees Abraham Aiona, Moanikeala Akaka, Rowena N. Akana, Thomas K. Kaulukukui Sr., Moses Keale Sr., A. Frenchy DeSoto, Louis Hao and Kamaki Kanahele. Also present were: Richard Paglinawan, administrator, Stanley Lum, deputy administrator, Linda K. Delaney, OHA land officer, Jalna Keala, OHA government officer, Linda Colburn, OHA economics officer, Rona Rodenhurst, OHA education officer, Elizabeth Higa, administration secretary, and trustee aides Gladys Rodenhurst, Lollie Ulibarri and Rod Oshiro. David Kirkeby of Bishop Trust was present as an invited guest. The agenda was amended by unanimous roll eall vote to add four items and delete one. The scheduled revision of bylaws was moved to the end of the agenda. The minutes of the previous board meetings on Dec. 20 and Dec. 23 were unanimously approved as presented. The chairman of the board, Clayton Hee, reported on the following matters: On Dec. 19, trustees and administrators press conference, the proposed Waihe'e golf course; the Dec 20 discussion by trustees and administrators on procedures governing action items being submitted for board approval, the report by Trustee DeSoto and administrators on the legislative bills submitted by OHA; a Dec 27 discussion with Dawn Wasson on the proposed Waihe'e golf course; the Jan. 1 Senate President and Speaker of the House report in eomplianee with Act 320 SLH; on Jan. 2 Patsy Mink on Pai family of North Kona, the administrators on a scheduled budget and finance meeting; on Jan. 3 Mililani

Trask on housing residents of Kalapana, a letter to administration from Lt. Cmdr. P.F. Mathews regarding bones, the trustees and administrators on the Mink letter about the Pai family, the Alu Like OHA entrepreneurs directory, Trustee Louis Hao and the Pai family, and the administrators on the Burgess/Kaku letter. The chairman also reported concerning: Jan. 6 briefing by Office of State Planning on the Governor's Action Plan; Jan. 7 meeting by Trustees DeSoto and Aiona with legislators; Jan. 8 Trustee Aiona reported on budget overruns and Trustee Kanahele reported on the permit for OHA to use the 'lolani Palaee grounds in January 1993; Jan. 10 resolutions adopted by the Hawaiian Civic Clubs, legislators invitation to luneh; Jan. 13 ceremonial opening of the state legislature; Jan. 14 trustees and OHA administrator on Deloitte & Touche report, Office of State Planning briefing for trustees and the administrator eoneeming the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; OHA administrator and trustees on an appointment on subcommittee on federal legislation, memo from the Sovereignty Advisory Council; Jan. 15 Trustees Hao and Kaulukukui on the Pai family; Jan. 16 correspondence received; Jan. 17 official business compensation; Jan. 21 Richard S. Wong and Daniel Kihano on the 'Aha 'Opio conferencer Trustees Kaulukukui and Hao on Pai family Akaka response; Jan. 22 administrator on U.S. Department of Education payment management federal cash transactions report, Trustee Hao and Moloka'i fishponds, Trustees Aiona and Kaulukukui on the Daniel Akaka letter, Trustees Aiona, Akana, DeSoto and administrator on VanDyke information on the Right To Sue, Hao letter of Jan. 17; Jan. 23 trustee memo of Jan 22, Trustee Aiona and legislative lobby position, Jan. 28 Trustee Hao on appropriation to the Sierra Club, Trustee Kaulukukui on letter from Sen. Daniel Inouye. The motion by DeSoto, second by Kaulukukui, to accept the chairman's report as presented was carried unanimously. Administrator Richard Pagliniwan reported on: A letter received Jan. 3 from Benjamin Lee, City and County of Honolulu Planning Department regarding the Waikiki master plan; a letter received Jan. 7 from Cynthia Thielen regarding an examination of OHA accounts; a Jan. 2 letter from William Paty, chair of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on

observance of the 1 00th anniversary of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i; Jan. 2 letter from Cynthia Thielen to OHA's administrative services officer on identification of legal work provided to OHA; Jan. 3 memo from the board of trustees chairman about the Kaku/Burgess letter of Dec. 26 on Native Hawaiian human remains present in the eonstruction excavations at Pearl Harbor; Jan. 13 memo from administration to Chairman Hee on the Sovereignty Advisory Council, a memo to Sherry Broder on the annual allowanee for trustees; a memo to Sherry Broder about Waianae Valley Ranch; Jan. 14 letter from Tom C. Leuteneker, Carlsmith Ball Wiehman Murray Case Mukai & iehiki on Keola Hana Maui ine vs. Poohina, et.al; Jan 15 letter from John F. Dulles II of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding Ka Wai Ola O OHA's printing excerpt from "Broken Trust" in January issue and good response received from it; Jan. 24 letter from Mary Helen Styan, vicepresident of the Friends of 'Iolani Palaee regarding receipt of permit issued to OHA by DLNR for use of the palaee grounds; Jan 28 memo from administration to Trustee Akana on the Sovereignty Advisory Council Attorney General's opinion of Jan. 14; Jan. 29 letter from Sherry Broder on the trustees annual allowanee; various "mahalo" letters from the legislature for the poha and ohelo berry preserves sent on Jan. 22; the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation's case acceptance disposition report for January. On a motion by DeSoto moved, second by Kaulukukui, the administrator's report was accepted unanimously. Committee Reports Budget Finance Policy and Planning Trustee Aiona moved, second by DeSoto, to approve a contribution in the amount of $500 be sent to the Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT) to assist the efforts of the ad hoe eoalihon for ANA. Carried unanimously. Trustee Aiona moved, second by Kaulukukui, to approve the recommended repeal of the OHA investment objectives and guidelines. Carried unanimously. Trustee Aiona moved, second by DeSoto, to "restore from special funds, $700 to OHA budget program to cover expenditures made for the OHA photo exhibit in the 1991 Aloha Festival program. Motion carried Keale opposed. Eeonomie Development & Land Trustee Hao moved, second by Akana, to approve "an amount not to exceed $26,000 from the Native Rights fund to pay the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund for expert witnesses, travel and related costs for a contested case hearing before the Hawai'i County Planning Commission on Nansay Hawaii's Kahanaiki Resort project at North Kona. The chairman referred the matter to the Committee on Budget and Finance for their deliberation and subsequent report to the board. The board concurred. Education and Culture Trustee Keale moved, second by DeSoto, to approve the 13 appointments and year terms to the OHA Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Council: Gladys 'Ainoa Brandt (2 years), June Noelani Cleghorn (3 years), Kina'u Boyd Kamali'i (3 years), Solomon Kaopuiki (4 years), Graydon "Buddy" Keala (4 years), Charles Pili Keau (4 years), Linda Kealaho'oheno Legeyt (3 years), Lydia Namahana Mai'oho (4 years) Lueille Faye continued on page 23

Board Business /rom page 2 Tallet Meyer (2 years), Rudy Leikaimana Mitchell (4 years), Leon Kapuahelani Sterling Jr. (2 years), and Thomas S. Yagi (3 years.) Carried unanimously. Trustee Aiona moved, second by Hao, to approve the funding to 'Aha Leo Mohala Committee for the annual Hawaiian language immersion program 'ohana retreat. Carried unanimously. Trustee Keale moved, second by Aiona to approve A Bill For An Act: relating to tuition wavers for Native Hawaiians to attend the University of Hawai'i system and to approve A Bill For An Act: making an appropriation for the Hawaiian genealogy project. Carried unanimously. OHA relations Trustee Kanahele moved, second by Akana, to approve a Blue Ribbon Committee to assist OHA in planning and presenting activities appropriate for the observance of the centennial of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i. Chairman Hee referred the matter to the eommittee on OHA relations to recommend members for appointment. The matter then to be referred to the committee on budget and finance, should expenditures emanate, for appropriate deliberations and board approval. Motion carried for referral. A recess was called at 10:31 and the session reconvened at 10:57 a.m. Announcements Trustee DeSoto announced the committee on Iegislative review would meet Feb. 3 to address responses to legislation for board eon-

sideration. Chairman Hee asked Trustee DeSoto to circulate a short statement of legislative information and to periodically provide a legislative report at board meetings and, if possible, the status of the bills on the report. Trustee Kanahele announced that 56 native Hawaiian high school seniors visited the OHA offices and he thanked Trustee Hao for his help and participation. Executive session Trustee DeSoto moved, second by Kanahele to go into executive session at 11:11 a.m. The motion carried and after the closed meeting, the board reconvened in open session at 1:30 p.m. At that time Trustee DeSoto moved, second by Aiona that "all action taken in executive session be adopted." Carried unanimously. Trustee DeSoto moved, second by Aiona to "reorganize the board of trustees committee structure from nine to seven committees." Carried unanimously. Trustee DeSoto moved, second by Aiona for "a vote of confidence to Chairman Hee." Carried unanimously. Vice-chair Akana asked to go on record she contests the motions taken in executive session because it was not persuant to HRS 92. Trustee DeSoto moved, second by Aiona for a vote of no confidence in vice-chair Akana. Trustee Akana stated again that she will contest the motion and seek legal action. The motion for a vote of no confidence passed 6-3. Trustees Akana, Akaka and Kanahele opposed. Trustee DeSoto moved, second by Hao, to nominate and vote for Trustee Aiona as the vice-chair of the board of trustees. Carried with Akana voting opposed. Chairman Hee appointed Trustee DeSoto as the only interim representative to the Sovereignty Advisory Council, a letter to be sent advising all SAC members, the Governor, President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House informing them of the new appointment. The chairman requested a vote ratifying the appointment. Trustee Aiona moved, second by DeSoto, to confirm the interim appointment subject to the board reorganization. Carried with Akana and Akaka opposed.

Following a 10-minute recess, Trustee Aiona moved, second by Kanahele, to amend the motion and approve the second reading "Amendments to Articles VIII and IX of OHA bylaws as amended Oct. 23, 1991, to allow for creating councils and commissions by deleting, in paragraph E " ... and approval of commitments of resources and/or staff ..." The chairman said this will be considered for ratification at the next board meeting. Carried unanimousiy.