Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 2007 — Page 20 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

BOARD ACTION REPORT Major actions approved by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees in the Fourth Quarter of 2006 Prepared by the ŪHA Office af Baard Services

ACTION ITEMS: • A grant of $2 million over four years to set up a scholarship fund to provide supplemental tuition assistance for financially needy and special education needs of Hawaiian students in grades K-12 to attend any private school except Kamehameha Schools. • A grant in the amount of $98,500 towards leasehold improvements for Native Hawaiian vendors in the new Waiklkl Beach Walk development and also be the lease guarantor for seven years. • Authorization for the OHA Administrator to negotiate with Kaua'i County to execute a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the use of ceded lands on Kaua'i for affordable housing purposes. • Commitment of $50,000 to evaluate the feasibility of OHA's participation in the Pu'ukōli'i affordable/workforce housing project on Maui. • $515,627 in grants to six community-based nonprofit organizations serving the Native Hawaiian community. • $89,000 to Film Works Ltd. for research, development, preliminary design and licensing agreements for the production and broadcast of a Hawaiian-themed television station accessible on the internet for distribution worldwide. • $200,000 for the acquisition of Makaweli Poi Factory on Kaua'i. • Approval of the OHA Executive Policy Manual.

• Authorization of OHA Administrator to loan up to $500,000 from the Native Hawaiian Trust Fund for the continuation of the Consumer MicroLoan Program. • Approval of a realignment of funds totaling $1,240,852 to redirect expenditures in the FY 2007 Total Operating Budget. • $5.25 million to support Hawaiian-focused charter schools and the OHA Capital Improvement Project. • Appointment of J. Ke'eaumoku Kapu to the Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Council. • Authorization for the OHA Administrator to negotiate with the governor of Hawai'i, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce to have a meaningful role in the management of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. • Authorization for the OHA Administrator to file legal actions as necessary to protect and preserve the Hanapēpē Salt Pans on Kaua'i. RESOLUTIONS: • Honoring former Trustee Dante Carpenter for his dedicated service to OHA and its beneficiaries. • Honoring Aunty Malia Craver for a lifetime of service to the Hawaiian community.