Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 2, 1 February 1998 — BOP reaches out to Hawaiians [ARTICLE]

BOP reaches out to Hawaiians

awaiian people on eaeh island will soon have the opportunity to communicate with staff and trustees of ^ . I the Office of Hawaiian Affairs during the 1998 Beneficiary Outreach Project. This project, known as BOP, is set up to allow all beneficiaries a direct link with trustees and members of the OHA staff during informa! community meetings on eaeh island throughout the next three months. Bring all of your 'ohana and listen as discussions take plaee on issues that will affect m our future and the futures of generations of Hawaiians. Key issues to be explained and discussed with ■ y°u may include the following: \ 'I LANDS J I □ the inventory and mapping of ceded lands, their disposition f I and current use of lands ceded in ' I 1898, □ the potential transfer of ^\l

; lands from the state to OHA to ful- ! fill payment of past due revenue ; amounts, ; □ a DLNR proposal to change ; the way pub!ic trust lands are man- ! aged, REVENUES TO OHA ; \ \ ; □ the $10 million still due to : OHA from airport revenues, : □ the extension of the $1 5.1 : million eap on OHA revenues, : □ changes to beneficiary entiI tlements LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS ; □ proposed amendments to ; the law that established OHA, ; □ effortsTo rewrite Act 304, ; whieh clarified OHA's share of ; ceded land revenues, : □ legislative intenfto circumj vent thedecision of Judge Heely j regarding additional revenues j owed to OHA, r □ the deliberations and recomX

mendations of the Joint Committee established by Act 329, □ the pending vote on whether or not to hold a state constitutional convention, whieh could prove detrimental if held before Hawaiians have made a decision on sovereignty, and □ legislation (PASH) whieh might limit traditional and customary rights and practices of Hawaiians' , WĒ ■"■k ▼ow is the time for I action. OHA's trustees I ^^1 are seeking input as H well as sharing their , vision of what is righthniy owed Hawaiians. It is the ben- | eficiaries who are affected and it is i beneficiaries who now have the ' «Kl opportunity to take part in shaping their future. While the meetings will be pri- >1 marily for explanation of these issues, there will be time after eaeh subject area for people to share their questions.