Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 8, 1 ʻAukake 1992 — OHA Board Business [ARTICLE]

OHA Board Business

by Deborah L. Ward Editor

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs monthly Board of Trustees meeting took plaee June 30 at the Cameron Center in Wailuku, Maui, with Chairman Clayton H.W. Hee presiding.

All trustees were present: Abraham Aiona, Moanikeala Akaka, Rowena Akana, A. Frenchy DeSoto, Louis Hao, Kamaki Kanahele, Thomas Kaulukukui, Sr. and Moses Keale, Sr. The minutes of the May 14 board meeting in Keauhou, Kona were adopted, as amended, followed by acceptance of the Chairman's and Administrator's correspondence reports.

Community concerns Nineteen persons spoke during the community concems portion of the meeting. Most opposed the proposed golf course development on the old Waihe'e dairy site at Waihe'e, Maui. Dana Hall of the Hui Alanui O Makena requested that OHA not sign any memorandum of agreement with the developer, and that she be notified of any OHA committee meetings on

the project. Chairman Hee said no MOA will be signed without board ratification, and that interested parties would be notified of any meetings OHA holds. Trustee Keale said his committee on education and culture is awaiting receipt of information on the subject before holding a meeting on Waihe'e.

In other matters: The board referred back to the eommittee on budget, finance and planning, a second reading of a bylaws amendment to reduce the number of board committees from 9 to 7; eombining the health and human services and housing committees, and the legislative review and sovereignty eommittees. A policy governing use of OHA equipment and facilities was adopted unanimously. Under certain conditions, OHA will make its offices and equipment available to Hawaiian community organizations and individuals,when it would benefit Hawaiians without impeding the

work of trustees or staff. Committee reports Budget, Finance , Policy & Planning The following actions were adopted by Board of Trustees vote: • Use of special funds to restore $9,000 to the public information office budget, whieh had been used to create OHA's Aloha Week float entry last year as part of the ten-year celebration of OHA's creation. • Accept first reading of an amendment to administrative guidelines to state that trustee air travel shall be by eoaeh class, unless the trustee requires other accommodations for heatlh and safety.

• Approve $578,034 in special funds to restore cuts by the state legislature in OHA's supplemental budget, for staff and trustee aide positions,and to fund trustee compensation and travel. • Approve the engagement of Hallstrom Appraisal Group, ine. and Andrew Rothstein, MAI, to appraise specific properties OHA is considering as a method of payment of past due entitlements The parcels involved are at Lalamilo (Hawai'i), ' Kukio-Maniniowali (Hawai'i), Wailua (Kaua'i) the Stadium Bowl-o-Drome (O'ahu), the Waikiki Yacht Club and at Ke'ehi Lagoon.

• Approve use of $54,300 īn special funds to contract with auditor Deloitte and Touche to examine selected DLNR land inventory revenue records and compute OHA's 20 percent ceded land share. • Approve $45,000 from the oper-

ating budget to eominue preliminary work on establishing OHA ine. and a Financial Services Loan Co. (FSLC). • Approve $15,200 from the operating budget to eonhnue legal services of Charlotte Libman.

Eeonomie Development & Land Trustees voted to accept a letter of support from Chairman Hee to Congressman Gerry E. Studds supporting continued funding of a federal grant program to encourage new eommercial and recreational fishery development programs that may benefit Native Hawaiian fishermen.

Announcements Trustees adopted a resolution posthumously recognizing Maui businessman Colin Cameron for his civic involvement and role in preserving Hawaiian burial grounds at Honokahua, Maui. Cameron passed away in June while swimming near ltis home in Spreckelsville. Meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m.