Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 9, 1 September 1994 — OHA to hold community budget hearings statewide [ARTICLE]

OHA to hold community budget hearings statewide

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will be holding meetings statewide to solicit input from the Hawaiian community on eonstmcting its two-year budget. The budget essentially represents OHA's work plan for the next two years; the meetings are to gather comments on existing programs and services and to determine the community's needs for enhanced or new programs. Preparation of the budget is enlieal to ensunng OHA meetings Hawaiian needs, so everyone is encouraged to attend and participate. Discussion at the meetings will be facilitated by OHA staff, with other staff present to record the group's thoughts and suggestions and to act as resource if questions arise. The meetings will be held as follows: Hawai'i — Tues., Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m. In Hilo at the County Council board room; in Kona at Kealakehe Intermediate cafeteria; in Kamuela at Waimea Civic Center. Maui — Wed., Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m. In Wailuku at Paukukalo Homestead community center; in Lahaina at Lahaina Veterans Center. Moloka'i — Thurs., Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. at Kaunakakai Elementary. Lāna'i — Thurs„ Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m., location to be announced. O'ahu — Tues, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m. In Nānākuli at Nānāikapono Elementary cafeteria. In Honolulu at Lineoln Elementary cafeteria. In Wai'āhole at Wai'āhole School. Kaua'i — Wed„ Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m. ln Waimea at Waimea Elementary and in Anahola at the Anahola Clubhouse. Onee community input is gathered, OHA staff will construct the budget and present it to OHA's administration for l'inal review and forwarding to the Board of Trustees. Community comments will be published in the next issue of Ka Wai Ola.