Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 5, 1 May 2007 — Board actions [ARTICLE]

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Board actions

Here are the major actions approved by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees in the first quarter of 2007 (report prepared by OHA's Office of Board Services): • Approval of the OHA 2007 legislative package. • Authorization of individual island and at-large representatives for the Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Oouneil. • Approval of the FY 2007 budget realignment request. • Approval of a grant for $100,000 to Teach For America for the training and recruitment of teachers in K-12 puhlie schools with high populations of Native Hawaiian students. • Approval of grants totaling $411,264 for nonprofit organizations providing services to Native Hawaiians. • Approval of $104,000 in grants to the University of Hawai'i School of Social Work to conduct an internship program and provide practicum stipends to Native Hawaiian students in the Masters of Social Work Program.