Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 2, 1 February 1994 — OHA Board Business [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA Board Business

Na kuleana a ka Papa Kahu waiwai

bv Ellem Blomquist Public Information Officer

OHA's Board of Trustees held its regular business meeting Thursday, Dec. 30, at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room of OHA's Honolulu office. Trustees Moanike'ala Akaka and Samuel L. Kealoha, Jr. were excused; all other members were present. After Chairman Clayton Hee called the meeting to order, the minutes of the November board meeting and the two special board meetings of Dec. 1 and Dec. 10, 1993 were approved, 5 - 1, Akana voting against since she wanted more time to review the minutes. The correspondence reports of the Chairman and the Administrator were also approved by the members present. Budget, Finance and Policy. Proposed 1994 Legislation Relating to Expediting Receipt of Revenues and Revenue Information to OHA. The board approved 6-0 reintroducing legislation whieh addressed problems pertaining to OHA's receipt

of funds from the state. The legislation had first been introduced in 1993 but was held in committee. OHA's planning and operations are frequently impeded by delayed payment of revenues due OHA and the laek of information on current and future revenues. The draft legislation proposes that revenue due OHA be paid on or before the last day of the ealendar month following the month in whieh they are received by the revenue payer and that OHA have access to any documents relevant to determining revenue due. Grant Review Recommendations. The board members approved 6-0 a total of $753,549 for 28 projects submitted to OHA for consideration under its Grants, Subsidies and Purchase of Service program. Of the total, $549,678 are for grant awards and $203,871 for purchase of service. The total award by subject matter was $75,000 (4 awards) for culture; $20,000 (1 award) for

eeonomie development; $242,029 (11 awards) for education; $211,490 (6 awards) for heahh and human services; $126,795 (4 awards) for housing; and $78,235 (2 awards) for land and natural resources (see story, p. 1). Awards will be made from trust funds appropriated by the board April 28, 1993. Education and Culture The board approved 6 - 0 the designation of the Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Counc0 as OHA's representative in the implementation and coordination of activities related to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The Preservation Council will be planning and coordinating a meeting in 1994 to whieh known Native Hawaiian organizations are invited to develop a comprehensive plan regarding NAGPRA; will develop a proposed "Native Hawaiian Unified Response to NAGPRA" for consideration at this meeting;

will notify all federal and state agencies likely to be involved in projects covered by the terms of NAGPRA of OHA's interest in being consulted; and will plan and develop a budget for review by the board for implementation of NAGPRA and repatriation of patrimonial objects. SPECIAL BOARD MEETING The Board of Trustees held a special meeting Friday, January 7, 1994 at the Honolulu office. Chairman Clayton Hee called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. After amending the agenda to include correspondence from McCorriston, Miho, Miller, and Mukai to be discussed in executive session, the agenda was approved unanimously. Minutes of the Dec. 30 meeting were deferred until members had an opportunity to review them. Under new business, the board accepted the appointments recommended by the Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Council to fill its five vacancies,

three of whieh are full-term (four years) and two of whieh are oneyear appointments. Gladys Brandt, Lueille Meyer, Walter Ritte, James Lee, and Fred Cachola were confirmed unanimously by the board. Both Brandt and Meyer served previously on the Council. The board also unanimously confirmed Moana Lee and William Wallaee as altemates to fill future vacancies. The board then resolved into executive session to consider the five candidates for OHA administrator brought to the board by the Ad Hoe Committee on Recruitment of New Administrator. After conducting interviews with the candidates and deliberating their merits, the board unanimously confirmed the selection of Dante Carpenter as OHA's new administrator in open session. The next monthly business meeting of the board is scheduled for Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. in the OHA office at 71 1 Kapi'olani Blvd.