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PHONE (808) 594-1888 FAX (808) 594-1865Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and EmpowermentTrustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr., Hawai’i, ChairTrustee Dan Ahuna, Kaua’i I Ni’ihau, Vice-ChairMembers
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Trustee Leina’aIa Ahu Isa, At-Large ,.;.,_ ... i— ‘rTrustee Rowena Akana, At-LargeTrustee Keh’iAkina,AtLarge
STATE OF HAWAI’ITrustee Carmen HuluLindsey, Maui OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRSTrustee Colette Y. Machado, Molokai / Lna’i ‘-‘“ ‘ £ -29Trustee John Waihe’e, IV, At-Large
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ONBENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT
DATE: Wednesday, January 10, 2018TIME: 1:00p.m.
PLACE: OHA BoardroomNa Lama Kukui560 N. Nimitz HighwayHonolulu, Hawai’i 96817
AGENDA
I. Call to OrderII. Approval of Minutes
A. December 20, 2Ol7III. Public TestimonyIV. New Business
A. Briefing: OHA Washington, D.C. Bureau UpdaterB. 115th Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix l”C. Action Item BAE 18-01: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating 2018 as “Year of
the HawaiiantD. Action Item BAE 18-02: Approval of Nominees for the Island Burial CouncilstE. DHHL Legislative Hearing - Updatet
V. Community ConcernsVI. Announcements
VII. Adjournment
‘Notice: Persons wishing to provide written testimony are requested to submit thirteen (13) copies of their testimony to the OHA Pouhana / CEO at 560 N.Nimitz Highway, Suite 200, Honolulu. HI 96817 or fax to 594-1868, or email [email protected] 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.Persons wishing to testify orally at the meeting may do so within a five (5) minute limit.
*Notice: Trustees may establish or revise an OHA position on ANY proposed bill I resolution / executive message currently moving through the Statelegislature or other relative elected body. The Matrices, which are available for public review in the meeting room at this stated meeting, provide abrief description of each bill, the bill’s number, the bill’s title, the bill’s intent, and the proposed and specific DMA position on each measure,current through 1)9/18. However, the Trustees both in committee and as the Board of Trustees (DOT) reserve the right to discuss any and all billson the Matrix, as well as those that time does not permit to be placed on the Matrix, in order to discharge their fiduciary obligations as Trustees ofthe Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
f Notice: The 72 Hour rule, pursuant to OHA DOT Operations Manual. Section 49. shall be waived for distribution of new committee materials.
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Trustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr. DateChair, Beneficiary Advocacy & Empowerment
HELU KELEPONA (808) 594-1888 HELU KELEPA’I (sos) 594-1868Kc KOmike Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment -
Kahu Waiwai Robert K. Lindsey, Jr., Hawai’i, LimoHt,tuualu (Il F A i v NKahu Waiwai Dan Ahuna, Kaua’i/Ni’ihau, Hope Lwiti t\Ho ama!,, ‘-
KA MOKUAINA ‘0 HAWAIIKahu tVaiwai Leina’ala Ahu isa, Pae8ina KE KEENA KULEANA HAWAI’IKahuWaiwaiRowenaAkana,Pae’aina 560 N. NIMITZ HIGHWAY, LUMI 200 ‘J j —j p-i .ama
HONOLULU, HAWAIi 96817 .
Kahu Waiwai Carmen Hulu Lindsey, MauiKahu Waiwai Colette Y. Machado, Moloka’i / L6na’iKahu Waiwai John Waihe’e, IV. Pae’Aina
KA HALAWAI 0ICE KOM IKE BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT
LA: PO’akolu, 10 ‘lanuali 201$HOLA: 1:00 p.m.KAHI: Ka Lumi Halawai Nui ‘0 Mauli Ola
Na Lama Kukui560 N. Nimitz HighwayHonolulu, Hawai’i 96817
Papa Hana
I. Ke Kahea no ka Ho’omaluII. Ka ‘Apono ‘ana mai o ka Mo’olelo
A. 20 Kekemapa 2Ol7III. Ka ‘Olelo Hö’ike a ka Lehulehu’IV. Ka Hana Hou
A. Ka Ho’omaopopo ‘Ana o kä OHA Hana ma Wakinekona, D.CB. Ke KOlana ma ko ka ‘Aha ‘Olelo Lahui he 115 — Papa Palapala I
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C. Ka Mea Ho’apono BAE 1801: Ka Ho’ãpono ‘ana o kekahi ‘Olelo Ho’oholo ekuhikuhi ana I ka makahiki 2018, “Ka Makahiki o ka Hawai’i”
D. Ka Mea Ho’ãpono BAE 18-02: Ka Ho’apono ‘ana o na Mea Holo Moho no nã‘Aha Kanu ‘Ana o nã Mokupunit
E. Ka Hãläwai Kömike ‘Aha ‘Olelo no DHHL — Ka Ho’omaopopo ‘ana’V. Na Mana’o Laulã o ka Lehulehu*
VI. Na Ho’olahaVII. Ka Ho’oku’u ‘Ana
I He OleIo Ho’olaha: Ua noi ‘Ia n8 mea e ‘i’ini nd e h8’awi I ka ‘olelo hO’Ike I käkau ‘Ia ihola e häawi 8 ho’ouna paha mail nã kope he ‘umikOm8kolu (13)0 ka ‘Ieloho’ike i k8kau ‘ia ihola I ka Pouharia 0 OHA ma 560 N. Nimitz Hwy.. Suite 200, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817, e kelepa’i paha i 594-1868. 8 lekaulla paha í[email protected] he 48 mau hola ma mua 0 ka h8l8wai. ‘0 n8 mea e ‘i’ini nd e ha’i mana’o ma ka h8l8wai, hiki ke hana ma loko o ‘elima (5) minuke.
He Olelo Ho’olaha: Hiki I nã Kahu Waiwai ke hookumu 8 ho’ololi paha I ke kOlaria 0 ke •a käko’o o OHA I na Pita Aha ‘Olelo e hoolale ‘ia nei / n8 ‘öleloho’oholo I n8 palapala kia8ina e holomua nei ma los ‘aim ‘Ulelo moku’thna 8 kekahi papa alaka’i paha I koho paloka ‘Ia. ‘0 nä Papa Palapala ma ka lumihSläwai nui e waiho nd no ka heluhelu ‘ana, hiki ke ‘ike 8 maopopo paha ka mo’olelo pokole o k818 me kia pila, ka helu 0 ka pila, ka inoa o ka pila, ka pahuhopu o los pita me ke ‘ano kUlana k8ko’o o OHA I n8 mea 8 pau, 8 hIki i ka 18 1/9118. Eia na’e, hiki i nã Kahu Waiwai ke kQk8ktikä ma ka häl8wai kOmike meka h8l8wai Papa Kahu Waiwal kekahi I nã pila ma ka Papa Palapala a me nã pita ‘ a’e i hiki ‘ole ke k8kau ia ma ka Papa Palapala no ka ho’okö ‘ana 0 nakuleana m8lama 0 ka Papa Kahu Waiwai 0 ke Keena Kulcana Hawai’i,
He ‘Otelo Ho’olaha: No ka ho’omalele ‘ana a n8 mea hou a ke komike, e k8pae ia ka lula 72-hola e like me ka mea I pa’i ‘ía ihola I loko o kä OHA BOT OperationsManual, Pauka 49.
Kahu Waiwai Robert K. LindsJy Jr., Luna Ho’omaluKe KOmike Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment
STATE OF HAWAI’IOFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
560 N. NIMITZ HIGHWAY, SUITE 200
COMMITTEE ON BENEFICIARY ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENTMINUTES
January 70, 2018 1:00 p.m.
ATTENDANCE:Chairperson Robert K. Lindsey, Jr.Trustee Leina’ala Ahu isaTrustee Rowena AkanaTrustee KeIi’i AkinaTrustee Carmen Hulu LindseyTrustee John Waihe’e, IV
EXCUSED:Vice-Chairperson Dan AhunaTrustee Peter ApoTrustee Colette Machado
BOT STAFF:Kama HopkinsKauikeaoiani WailehuaMax MukaiLehua itokazuLopaka BaptisteMaria CalderonPaul HarlemanLady Elizabeth Garrett
ADMINISTRATION STAFF:Kawika Riley, CHIEFCoti Haia, D.C. Bureau Chief (telephone)Kahealani Peleras, CEJim McMahon, ADVJocelyn Doane, PUBLMehana Hind, CEMonica Morris, PUBLJoseph Kuhio Lewis, OUTRWayne Tanaka, PUBL
GUESTS:Germaine MeyersLeon SiuMichelle Kauhane
BAE COMMITTEE MEETING Page 1 of8 Minutes for 1/10/18
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lindsey (CL) calls the Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment meeting to orderfor Wednesday, January 10, 2018 to order at 1:02 p.m.
CL calls for a Roll Call. Below is the record of members PRESENT:
AT CALL TOMEMBERS ORDER TIME ARRIVED
_____________
(_1:02pm_)CHAIR ROBERT LINDSEY, JR. X
VICE-CHAIR DAN AHUNA EXCUSEDTRUSTEE LEI AHU ISA XTRUSTEE ROWENA AKANA XTRUSTEE KELI’I AKINA XTRUSTEE PETER APO EXCUSEDTRUSTEE HULU LINDSEY XTRUSTEE COLETTE MACHADO EXCUSEDTRUSTEE JOHN WAIHE’E X
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At the Call to Order, SIX (6) Trustees are PRESENT, thereby constituting a quorum.
CL announces that items II. A. and IV. D. will be deferred to the next BAE Committee Meeting onJanuary 24, 2018. He also states the following change.
“On the agenda, Item IV. C. Action Item BAE 18-01: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating2018 as ‘Year of the Hawaiian” is printed. The title on the printed action item shall be changed toAction Item BAE 18-01: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating 2018 as “Year of the Hawaiian”.This non-substantive change is being done to be consistent with the language on the printedagenda.”
CL requests a motion:
To waive the OHA Board of Trustees Operations Manual practice at which materials will bedistributed at least 72-hours prior to the meeting where said materials will be reviewed, discussed, oracted upon regarding items:
IV. New BusinessA. Briefing: OHA Washington, D.C. Bureau UpdateB. 11 51h Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix 1C. Action Item BAE 18-01: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating 2018 as
“Year of the Hawaiian”E. DHHL Legislative Hearing - Update
Trustee H. Lindsey fT. H. Lindsey) — moved
BAE COMMITTEE MEETING Page 2 of 8 Minutes for 1/10/18
Trustee Waihee (T. Waihe’e) — second
1 2 Y N Kanalua Abstain Not
MEMBERS Preserat t,mof vot
TRUSTEE LEI AHU ISA XVICE-CHAIR DAN AHUNA EXCUSE
TRUSTEE ROWENA AKANA XTRUSTEE KELI’I AKINA XTRUSTEE PETER APO EXCUSE
tRUSTEE HULU LINDSEY X XtRUSTEE COLETTE MACHADO EXCUSE
tRUSTEE JOHN NAIHE’E X XCHAIR ROBERT LINDSEY, JR. X
6 3
MOTION: [ X J UNANIMOUS [ J PASSED [ J DEFERRED [ J FAILED
72-Hour waiver passed at 1:05 pm.
III. PUBLIC TESTIMONY
CL asks if anyone has come to testify on items on the agenda. He calls Germaine Meyers (GM)forward.
GM shares testimony in opposition regarding item IV. C. She continues and shares testimony insupport for item IV. B. (Please see attached testimony of Germaine Meyers)
CL calls on Leon Siu (LS) to come forward.
LS shares testimony in opposition on item IV. B. (Please see attached testimony of Leon Siu)
CL thanks testifiers and calls on OHA Chief Advocate, Kawika Riley (KR), to present items IV. A. andB.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Briefing: OHA Washington, DC. Bureau UpdateB. 11 5th Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix 1
BAE COMMITTEE MEETING Page 3 of 8 Minutes for 1/10/18
KR begins to introduce items IV. A. and B. while OHA Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief, Coti Haia(CH), is called to participate in the meeting by phone.
KR and CH share their presentation on items IV. A. and B. (Please see attached presentations:OHA Washington, D.C. Bureau Update and 7 j5th Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix 7.)
Lengthy back and forth discussion occurs regarding OHA 10— H.R. 3744 Tribal Recognition Act.Some trustees feel OHA should not take a position due to various reasons, but the biggest reasonwas that latest surveys show that Hawaiians are not as interested in Federal Recognition as much asHousing, Education and Economic Self-Sufficiency. Other trustees feel that OHA Administration’srecommendation to oppose H.R. 3744 is a good one. These trustees feel that by removing theExecutive Branch’s authority to acknowledge American Indian peoples who request govern ment-togovernment relationship with the United States only makes Federal Recognition more difficult as thisduty would now only rest with Congress with the passage of the bill.
CL requests a motion to approve:
IV. New BusinessB. 115th Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix 1
T. H. Lindsey requests a bifurcation. She suggests taking out OHA 10 for a separate vote and thenproceeds with the motion.
Motion: To approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (OHA 5 -9) on the 115thCongress Legislative Positioning Matrix dated January 10, 2018
T. H. Lindsey — movedT. Waihe’e — second
1 2 Y N Kanalua Abstain Not
MEMBERS Preserat timof vot
tRUSTEE LEI AHU ISA X1ICE-CHAIR )AN AHUNA EXCUSEtRUSTEE ROWENA AKANA XtRUSTEE KELlY AKINA XtRUSTEE PETER APO EXCUSE
tRUSTEE HULU LINDSEY X XtRUSTEE COLETTE MACHADO EXCUSE
tRUSTEE JOHN NAIHE’E X XCHAIR EOBERT LINDSEY, JR. X
6 3
MOTION: [ X ] UNANIMOUS [ ] PASSED [ ] DEFERRED [ J FAILED
BAE COMMITTEE MEETING Page 4 of 8 Minutes for 1/10/18
item IV. B. (OHA 5-9) passed at 2:08 pm.
CL requests a motion to approve:
IV. New BusinessB. 115th Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix 1 (OHA 10)
Trustee Akana fT. Akana) — movedT. Waihe’e — second
Motion: To approve Administration’s recommendations on a NEW BILL (OHA 10) on the 115thCongress Legislative Positioning Matrix dated January 10, 2018
Trustee Ahu isa (T. Ahu isa) requests reading emailed testimony of Mililani Trask regarding OHA 10.Ms. Trask opposes OHA 10.
Additional discussion occurs amongst Trustees and OHA Administration. KR, CH and T. Akanareiterate the position that OHA should be concerned if the bill passes in that there would only be oneway to gain Federal Recognition. Trustee Akina (T. Akina) says, “All this does is take away theExecutive Branch’s authority to Recognize Native people. Congress can still do it. This doesn’tnecessarily help Hawaiians by OHA taking a position of opposition to this bill.”
T. Akana calls for the question.
1 2 Y N Kanalua Abstain Not
MEMBERS Presenat timEof votE
tRUSTEE LEI AHU ISA XVICE-CHAIR )AN AHUNA EXCUSEI
tRUSTEE ROWENA AKANA XtRUSTEE KELlY AKINA XtRUSTEE PETER APO EXCUSE
tRUSTEE HULU LINDSEY X XtRUSTEE COLETTE MACHADO EXCUSEI
tRUSTEE JOHN NAIHE’E X XCHAIR OBERT LINDSEY, JR. X
31 2 3
MOTION: [ J UNANIMOUS [ J PASSED [ ] DEFERRED [X ] FAILED
item IV. B. (OHA 10) failed at 2:23 pm.
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CL moves on to item IV. C.
IV. New Business
C. Action Item BAE 18-07: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating 2018 as“Year of the Hawaiian”
KR calls OHA Community Engagement Director, Mehana Hind (MH), and Kãhio Lewis (KH) forwardto present item IV. C.
MH and KH share brief comments of how the resolution came up and was drafted. (Please seeattached Action Item BAE 78-01)
CL requests a motion to approve:
IV. New BusinessC. Action Item BAE 18-01: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating 2078 as
“Year of the Hawaiian”
Motion: To approve Action Item BAE 18-01: Approval of an OHA Resolution Designating 2018as “Year of the Hawaiian”
T. H. Lindsey — movedT. Waihe’e - second
1 2 Y N Kanalua Abstain Not
MEMBERS Presetat timof vot
RUSTEE LEI AHU ISA XlICE-CHAIR DAN AHUNA EXCUSE
tRUSTEE ROWENA AKANA XTRUSTEE KELI’I AKINA XtRUSTEE PETER APO EXCUSE
TRUSTEE HULU LINDSEY X XTRUSTEE COLETTE MACHADO EXCUSE
TRUSTEE JOHN WAIHE’E X XCHAIR ROBERT LINDSEY, JR. X
6 3
MOTION; [Xl UNANIMOUS [ ] PASSED [ ] DEFERRED [ ] FAILED
Item IV. C. (BAE 1 8-01) passed at 2:26 pm.
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CL moves on to item IV. D.
IV. New Business
E. DHHL Legislative Hearing - Update
CL calls on Jocelyn Doane (JD) and Monica Morris (MM) to present OHA Administration’s update onthe DHHL Legislative Hearing. (Please see attached SUMMARY OF DHHL JOINTINFORMATIONAL BRIEFING TO HOUSE AND SENATE HOUSING AND HA WA IIA N AFFAIRSCOMMITTEES ON OCTOBER 19, 2077.)
**QUORUM WAS LOST AT 3:70 PM BUT THE BAE COMMITTEE MEETING CONTINUED FORTHE PURPOSE OF LISTENING TO THE DHHL PRESENTATION BRIEFING AND TO HEARFROM MEMEBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WANTED TO SHARE COMMUNITY CONCERNS.**
JD clarifies that the information in the briefing is information that came from the Department ofHawaiian Home Lands (DHHL). These are not necessarily the thoughts of the OHA Advocacy staff.
Some members of the DHHL staff were invited to share their thoughts and answer any questions.
Michelle Kauhane (MK) of CNHA also shared mana’o regarding the DHHL presentation and alsoabout OHA 10. She also shares what CNHA is doing regarding assisting in raising capital for the tinyhomes project. Their goal is to raise $10 million in order to finance these projects.
CL thanks OHA Administration for their work and their presentations. He also thanks those whoshared their mana’o regarding the presentation. CL then moves on to item V.
V. COMMUNITY CONCERNS
CL asks if anyone has come to speak under COMMUNITY CONCERNS.
CL calls MK forward. She clarifies that CNHA did not oppose NAHASDA legislation as reported byCH. MK shared that CNHA simply remained silent and took no position.
VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
IX. ADJOURNMENT
As there is no quorum to do business, there is no motion to adjourn.
BAE COMMITTEE MEETING Page 7 of 8 Minutes for 1/10/18
Respectfully submitted,
/ommitt on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment
As approved by the Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment on 1/31/18.
rustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr.ChairCommittee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment
ATTACHMENT(s):• Excused Absence Memo — Trustee Dan Ahuna• Excused Absence Memo — Trustee Peter Apo• Excused Absence Memo — Trustee Colette Machado• Testimony of Germaine Meyers• Testimony of Leon Siu• OHA Washington, D.C. Bureau Update and 115th Congress Legislative Positioning
Matrix 1• Action Item BAE 18-01• SUMMARY OF DHHL JOINT INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING TO HOUSE AND SENATE
HOUSING AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEES ON OCTOBER 19, 2017.
BAE COMMITTEE MEETING Page 8 of 8 Minutes for 1/10/18
OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRSOffice of Trustee Dan Ahuna
Interoffice Memorandum
Date: January 2, 2018
To: Trustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr., ChairCommittee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment (BAE)
From: Trustee Dan Ahuna
Subject: BAE Meeting Absence
I am unable to attend the BAE meeting scheduled for January 10, 2018. Please extend myexcused absence and my sincere apologies to the members of the board.
Mahalo.
OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Trustee Robert Lindsey, BAE ChairTrustee Dan Ahuna, BAE Vice-Chair
FROM: Trustee Peter Apo
DATE: January 9, 2018
RE: BAE Meeting Absence on January 10, 2018
I am unable to attend the BAE Meeting at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Pleaseexcuse my absence and extend my apologies to the members of the Committee.
If you have any questions, please call my office at 594-1879.
Mahalo.
PHONE (808) 594-1888 FAX (808) 594-1865
STATE OF HAWAI’IOFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Memorandum
DATE: January 10, 2018
TO: Trustee Robert LindseyChairperson, BAE Committee
FROM: Trustee Colette Y. Machado
RE: BAE Committee Meeting January 10, 2018
I am unable to attend the scheduled BAE meeting today January 10, 2018.
Please extend my excused absence and sincere apologies to the members ofthe committee.
Mahalo
WHY 2018 YEAR OF THE HAWAIIANS?
SINCE FEBRUARY 2016 AND THE AHA THAT OHA PAID FOR WITH OHA TRUSTFUNDS TO SUPPORT AN INITIAVE THAT LESS THAN 1% OF THE ADULT NATIVEHAWAIIAN POPULATION SAID THEY WANTED, OHA HAVE NEVER EVERRECONCILED WITH OR APOLOGIZED TO THE 99% OF THE NATIVE HAWAIIANS OHALOCKED OUTSIDE OF MAUNAWILI FOR FOUR (4) CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, LESS THAN
2 YEARS AGO. INSIDE MAUNAWILI 152 NATIVE HAWAIIANS (LESS THAN 1% OFTHE ADULT POPULATION) WERE PAID BY OHA TO ATTEND THEIR AHA ANDRECEIVED MEALS FROM OHA. OUTSIDE MAUNAWILI MORE THAN 99% OF THE
NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADULT POPULATION WERE LOCKED OUTSIDE OF MAUNAWILI
GATES AND THEY BROUGHT THEIR OWN FOOD AND PAID FOR THEIR OWN
TRANSPORTATION. SOME WERE ARRESTED AND PAID FOR THEIR OWN BAILBOND.
INSIDE MAUNAWILI
1
Leon Kaulahao SluKanaka Maoti, Hawaiian National
Re: Congressional Bill HR #3744 — Agenda Item 1PM BAF CommitteeMeeting Agenda Item: 115th Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix 1
Aloha Trustees:
The authority to grant federal recognition to an American tribal nation rests withCongress. Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution describes Congres&s powers overIndian affairs: “To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the severalStates, and with the Indian tribes.”
When Senator Akaka introduced the first of several subsequent bills to Congress, hewas following the proscribed procedure for federal recognition. Whether what wasdescribed as “Native Hawaiians” qualified to be considered as an American tribalnation is besides the point.
The point is: Senator Akaka, Senator Inouye and the rest of the Congressionaldelegation members spent nearly a dozen years haggling over this issue because thiswas the proper venue for this matter. It is Congress that has the say in federalrecognition of an American tribal nation.
After a dozen years trying to get Congressional approval, proponents of federalrecognition decided they would try another tack. They would create the nation withinthe State of Hawaii, have the Department of Interior through a couple of rule changes,appoint itself the arbiter for federal recognition... The entire scheme is in contraventionof the constitutional powers of Congress.
So here we are gathered today to decide whether the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shouldoppose the U.S. Congress in asserting through H.R. 3744 the Constitutional powers italready possesses. My mana’o is that OHA should stop this nonsense and not spend anymore beneficiaries’ time and beneficiaries’ money to lobby Congress against, a bill thatmerely reiterates Congress’ already existing plenary powers over American Indianaffairs.
Mahalo nui,
Leon Siu(808) 265 [email protected]
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OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRSACTION ITEM
Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and EmpowermentJanuary 10, 2018
BAE #18-01
Action Item Issue: Approval of-Resolution Designating 2018 as “Year of theHawaiian”
Prre
i/riKUhfo Lewis Date’PoKäkà’o Pu’uu Huliãmahi, Community Outreach Manager
Reviewed by: -
%i7fltMthLLi i.//‘iMehana Hind DatePoukihi Paia Lono, Community Engagement Director
Reviewed by:
/Kamana’opono I4\Crabbe, Ph.D. DateKa Pouhana, ChieThxecutive Officer
Revie ed by:
c-L cUcl/\.DateTrustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr.
Luna Hoomalu o Kömike BAEChairperson, Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowennent
I. Action
To approve an OHA resolution designating 2018 as “Year of the Hawaiian”
II. Issue
Should the OHA Board of Trustees approve an OHA resolution designating 2018as “Year of the Hawaiian”?
III. Discussion
A number of historic milestones fall in calendar year 2018, includinganniversaries for the arrival of Captain James Cook, the overthrow of theKingdom of Hawai’i, the establishment of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu,the 197$ Constitutional Convention and the adoption of the Apology Resolution.
Various Native Hawaiian entities are planning events to observe and celebratethese milestones throughout the year. These events collectively will provide anopportunity to reflect on the impact of these historical events on Native Hawaiiansand Hawai’i; to recognize the Native Hawaiian people’s continued pursuit ofjustice; and to celebrate the Native Hawaiian community’s advancements over theyears.
Gov. John Waihe’e proclaimed 1987 “Year of the Hawaiian,” and a series ofevents were held to commemorate the progress made by the Native Hawaiiancommunity. During the 2017 Legislative Session, the Senate considered aresolution that urged Gov. David Ige to designate June 1, 2018, to June 1, 2019 asthe “Year of the Hawaiian” to “pause, celebrate, and commemorate all that hasbeen achieved with the hope and intention of inspiring future generations ofNative Hawaiians.” While the Senate adopted SR74; the full Legislature did notapprove a similar concurrent resolution. OHA’s position on both resolutions was“Support with Amendments.” Although Gov. Ige issued a proclamationdesignating 2018 as “Year of Remembrance of Queen Lili’uokalani,” he has yetto fulfill the request of the Senate relating to “Year of the Hawaiian.”
SR74 also calls on OHA to play a coordinating role in Year of the Hawaiian. Staffhas consulted with the lead sponsor of 5R74. Sen. Brickwood Galutena. OnOctober 18, Public Policy reported on this resolution before the BAE, along withthe other OHA-naming resolutions, and updated the trustees about tentative plans.
The goal is to coordinate largely pre-planned activities as well as a one-time eventall under the “Year of the Hawaiian” theme. Community Engagement andAdvocacy believe that the designation of the Year of the Hawaiian can bolster andraise the profile of our community’s efforts relating to a number of NativeHawaiian rights and justice issues.
Community Engagement has identified $15,000 from its FY12 budget for thepurpose of a contract to coordinate OHA and other Native Hawaiianorganizations’ activities relating to Year of the Hawaiian. We also have a softcommitment from Kamehameha Schools to match these funds dollar for dollar.resulting in $30,000 to fund Year of Hawaiian events and activities. A vendor hasbeen selected for OHA’s funds through a Request for Qualifications under theprocurement code, and a contract is currently being negotiated. Separate from the
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contract, Community Engagement is also developing an online calendar tohighlight Year of the Hawaiian events for the public.
As the Gov. Ige has yet to designate the Year of the Hawaiian, this OHA Boardresolution will help to establish the messaging necessary for this coordinatedcampaign to celebrate these historic milestones. In addition, this OHA Boardresolution may help persuade Gov. Ige to also proclaim 2018 as Year of theHawaiian.
IV. Recommendation
To approve an OHA resolution designating 2018 as “Year of the Hawaiian”
V. Alternatives
A. To not approve staff’s recommended resolution
B. To approve an amended version of staff’s recommended resolution
VI. Funding
No funding is required.
VII. Timeframe
Immediate action is recommended.
VIII. Attachments
A. Resolution
Attachment ABAE #18-01
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING 201$ AS “YEAR OF THE HAWAIIAN”
WHEREAS, in 2018 Native Hawaiians will observe numerous anniversaries of pivotal events thataltered the course of history for Hawai’i and the Native Hawaiian people;
WHEREAS, 201$ marks the 240th anniversary of the arrival of Capt. James Cook to Hawai’i, whichbegan regular contact between the international community and the islands, resulting in dramatic socialand cultural changes for Native Hawaiians;
WHEREAS, 201$ marks the 125th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom by westernbusinessmen and missionary descendants, who with the aid of the United States interfered with thecontinuation of Native Hawaiian sovereignty and Native Hawaiian self-determination over their ancestrallands;
WHEREAS, 201$ marks the l00t anniversary of Prince Jonah KOhio Kalaniana’ole’s establishment ofthe first Hawaiian Civic Club to promote good government; encourage the education of the Lähui; andelevate the social, economic, civic and intellectual status of Native Hawaiians; and
WHEREAS, 201$ marks the 40th anniversary of the 1978 Hawai’i State Constitutional Convention thatled to the creation of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; the designation of the Hawaiian language as a coofficial language of the state; the establishment of the Hawaiian education program in public schools; andthe reaffirmation of the state’s duty to protect traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights; and
WHEREAS, 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Apology Resolcttion, through whichthe United States apologized for its role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and called forreconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and
WHEREAS, 201$ will serve as an opportunity to reflect ttpon these historical events and their impacts onthe Native Hawaiian community and Hawai’i; to recognize the Native Hawaiian people’s ongoing pursuitof meaningful justice for the loss of their ancestral lands and sovereignty; and to inspire futuregenerations of Native Hawaiians to build on the Lãhui’s achievements over the years; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the OHA Board of Trustees designates 2018 as the“Year of the Hawaiian” to recognize these historic anniversaries and their impacts; to recognize theNative Hawaiian people’s continued pursuit of justice; and to celebrate the Native Hawaiian community’sachievements over the years;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to Hawai’i’sCongressional Delegation, the Governor of the State of Hawaii, the Chair of the Senate Committee onHawaiian Affairs, the Chair of the House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources and Hawaiian Affairs,the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Kamehameha Schools, the Chair of the Hawaiian HomesCommission, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Lili’uokalani Trust, the Chair of the Board ofTrustees of Lunalilo Home, and the Pelekikena of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs.
ADOPTED, this 1 1th day of January 2018, island of O’ahu, State of Hawaii, by the Board of Trtistees ofthe Office of Hawaiian Affairs in its regular meeting assembled.
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SUMMARY OF DHHLJOINT INFORMATIONALBRIEFING TO HOUSE AND SENATE HOUSING
AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEES ONOCTOBER 19, 2017
OHA Beneficiary and Advocacy Empowerment ComniitteeJanuary 10,2018
Overview
1. Background
2. Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands (DHHL) Presentation- Summary
3. Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly(SCHHA) Presentation — Summary
4. OHA Advocacy & Other Support Moving Forward
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1/10/2012
Background of Hawaiian HomesCommission Act (HHCA)
• Enacted by Congress (1921), subsequently amended
• Purpose: Rehabilitate native Hawaiians ( 50% Hawaiian blood quantum)by returning them to land for living, farming, ranching, mercantile and selfsustainability purposes
• Section 207. Leases to Hawaiians, licenses.
— Homestead leases to nHs for residential, agricultural, pastoral use
— Licenses for mercantile establishments, all of which shall be ownedby nHs or organizations formed and controlled by native Hawaflans
• Section 204.
— authorizes DHHL to lease lands not required for homestead leasing(residential, agr, pastoral) to the public & native Hawaflans
Background of Hawaiian HomesCommission Act (HHCA)
• Admission Act conveyed title of “available lands” to the Stateas well as most responsibility for administration of HHCA
• Reqd HHCA to be included in the State Constitution as a“compact” with the United States and that with certainexceptions, the HHCA to be amended by the State with UnitedStates’ consent (Admission Act sec 4 & 43 CFR part 47)
• Hawaii’s people agreed to “faithfully carr[yJ out” the “furtherrehabilitation of the Hawaiian race” by continuing the“Hawaiian homes projects.” (Article XII Section 2)
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1/10/2018
Reiterating State Funding Kuleana: ArticleXII Section 1, State Constitution
The legislature shall make sufficient sums available for the followingPurposes:
(1) development of home, agriculture, farm and ranch lots;
2) home, agriculture, aquaculture, farm and ranch loans;
(3) rehabilitation projects to include, but not limited to, educational,economic, political, social and cultural processes by which the generalwelfare and conditions of native Hawaiians are thereby improved;
(4) the administration and operating budget of the department of Hawaiianhome lands...”
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1/10/2012
DHHL Statewide Inventory:203,981 Acres
• Hawaii island: 117,551 acres (58%)
• Maui: 31,904 (16%)
• Molokai: 25,747 (13%)
• Kauai: 20,575 (10%)
• Lanai: 50 acres
Types of Homestead Leases
• Residential
• Agricultural
• Subsistence agricultural (3 acres or less)
• Pastoral
1/10/2018
Homestead Demand
• Waitlist
— 22,839 residential
- 18,672 agricultural leases
- 3,056 pastoral
• Waitlist for agricultural > residential homesteads for allislands, except for Oahu
• O’ahu’s waitlist demand is overwhelmingly residential
Shifting Development Focus
• Residential homestead leases — earlier priority
• Residential leases + agricultural leases — future direction
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DHHL Waitlist ReductionStrategies
• Development Partnerships
• Package Home Program
• Rent with Option to Purchase Program
• Affordable Rentals (applicants remain on waitlist)
• Vacant lot awards (roads, water, electricity) so lessee canbuild own home
• Subsistence agriculture lot awards — can reside
• Kuleana awards (unimproved lots)
“Affordable Housing”Homesteading Program
• Framed ‘affordable,” but most projects not income limited
• Context: 80% AMI Family of Four
- Maui: $364,400 ($68,880)
- Hawaii: $313,600 ($59,280)
- Honolulu: $442,700 ($83,680)
- Kauai: $361,000 ($68,240)
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1/10/2018
Development Partnership Highlights(past 5 years)
• Partners include government, nonprofit, and for-profit entities
i Partnerships for:
- Turn key (e.g. $213-$324K)
- Packaged homes (e.g. $300-500K)
- Self-help (e.g. $90-200K)
— Rent with option to purchase (e.g. $ 75-90K)
DHHL Looking Ahead
• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU5) - DHHL supports generally
• Policy issues unique to Hawaiian Home Lands — whodetermines NHQ? Allow on all homesteads, or only some?What county rules (if any) should be complied with? Who willenforce?
• Other issues: What financing is available?
• DHHL administrative rules for ADUs under development
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1/10/2018
DHHL Looking AheadHonolulu: Condominium Development as Option?
Oahu - condos may be a future residential homesteading option, highestdemand for residential homesteads
• DHHL objective: new housing alternatives in urban Honolulu for HHCAbeneficiaries
• Kalawahine v. DHHL — DHHL must adopt admin rules for DCCRs, whichgovern common expenses and other rules that owners must abide by
• Note: HHCA § 207.5 authorizes DHHL to develop single and multifamilyunits for housing native Hawailans
• DHHL Properties in Urban Honolulu
- Most land in Papakölea - but slope problems
— Shafter Flats (— 13 acres) — most leases expire 2021
— Kapalama (5 acres)
— Bowl-o-Drome — in environmental review process, planning forredevelopment
SOVEREIGN COUNCILS OF THEHAWAIIAN HOMELANDSASSEMBLY (SCHHA)PRESENTATION - SUMMARY
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1/10/2018
SCHHA• Statewide Homestead Coalition, 1987 (—30 homestead associations)
• Partnerships: CNHA, HCA, Homestead CDC & Housing Authority(HCDC)
• HCDC
— 5 member Board - SCHHA mokupuni representation
— Non-profit developer specializing on homesteads
- Job creating projects
— Priority: Affordable housing crisis
• Projects
- Housing: Nanakuli rental project, Kanehili & Anahola singlefamily homes, Tiny Homes & ADU pilot (future projects: Mauirentals, statewide multi-family rentals)
— Economic Development: Market & certified kitchen, workingclass farmers program, farmers market, enterprise center,campground, solar facility
SCHHA Federal Advocacy
• 2000 NAHASDA Title VIII Amendment
— Added native Hawaüans to Federal Indian HousingProgram
— Named DHHL in the absence of a Homestead HousingAuthority (HHA)
- Only Native group where NAHASDA funds flow to a StateGovt
— Homestead Associations are ready to be recipients
• HHCA Federal Rules (2016)
— First-ever federal HHCA rules for land exchanges & HHCAamendments; includes specific definition for homesteadassociations
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SCHHA Recommendations toAdvance Solutions on Homesteads
• Establish Homestead Housing CDFI Fund at HHFDC
• Establish Homestead Capacity CDFI Fund at HHFDC
• Improve Legislative Engagement of the HHCA
— Convene annual briefing to hear directly from HomesteadAssociations
— Convene annual briefing to hear directly from OHHL on Waitlist
— Introduce legislation to give more independence to HawaiianHomes Commission
— Introduce clariPying legislation on homestead foreclosures
• Support directing NAHASDA funds to Homestead community insteadof to DHHL
— Brings parity with other natives nationally
— NAHASDA $$ can then be leveraged with private capital
- DHHL can focus on land awards and not be a housing agency
OHA MOVING FORWARD
1/10/2018
Moving Forward
• Further advocate for advancement of the purposes of the HHCA tobenefit OHA beneficiaries
• Identify opportunities to better collaborate with housing &homesteading advocates and advocate organizations
• Look at ways to advance OHA’s 2012 commitment to workcollaboratively [with DHHL] to establish goals, projects andprograms that serve mutual native Hawaiian beneficiaries”
OHA Past Advocacy Support
• Allocation of OHA Funding - $3 million for 30 years to DHHL tosupport DHHL housing development program activities.
• State GF Allocation (A&0) — Support for DHHL budget (also Nelson)
• Support for reauthorization and funding of the Native Hawaiianhousing programs.
• Reduced blood quantum for successors
• Hawaii Island Working Group - insurance & financing
• CWRM Seat for HHC Chair
• DHHL Independent Legal Counsel Authority
• Lanai representation on HHC
• Indigenous Architecture on subsistence agricultural lots
• County acceptance of certain DHHL sewer systems
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OHA Advocacy: Moving ForwardPP Advocacy Priorities:
• Build PP Staff Capacity
• Identify Opportunities to Advocate for Policies that
— Support improved economic development options for nHs(e.g. mercantile & commercial leases)
— Provide housing for lower AM! nHs (e.g. unimproved lots)
— Facilitate development of ADUs and ‘ohana units (e.g.interpretation of existing policies & estab of new policiessuch as admin rules)
• Coordinate with Compliance as necessary
D.C. Bureau Priorities:
• Reauthorization of the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant and184A Home Loan Guarantee Program.
• Continued funding for the NHHBG and 184A programs.
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
• HHCA § 208(5) allows lessee to rent, with DHHL approval, to native Hawaiiansor Hawaiians either within a lessee’s existing home or in separate residentialdwelling unit on premises
• DHHL rules already allows
— 1 residence & addtl dwelling units on subsistence agriculturalhomesteads (3 acres) w/approval. Structures must comply w/countycode, unless DHHL exempts
— Workers’ quarters: 1 residence and 1 workers’ quarters on aghomesteads larger than 3 acres, and all pastoral homesteads. HHCapproval required.
• Residential: DHHL supports, but
— Drafting Admin Rules — will likely not allow until pau
- HHCA 208(5) — legal question on whether ADUs can be rented tonative Hawaiians and Hawaiians
- Interplay between DHHL & county on requirements complicated - DHHLlikely to require compliance with certain county regulations
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nH Mercantile & Commercial Leases
• HHCA section 204(2)
- authorizes DHHL to dispose of lands not required for homesteadleasing (residential, agr, pastoral) to the public & native HawaPans,on the same terms, conditions, restrictions, and uses applicable tothe disposition of public lands (chapter 171);
— expressly authorizes DHHL to negotiate with nHs or anorganization/association owned or controlled by nHs forcommercial, industrial, or other business purposes in accordancewith ch 171, pjjQr to negotiations with the general public
• HHCA section 207(c)(1)(B) — authorizes DHHL to grant licenses for lotswithin a district in which lands are leased under the provisions of thissection, for: (B) Theaters, garages, service stations, markets, stores,and other mercantile establishments (all of which shall be owned bynative Hawaiians or by organizations formed and controlled by nativeHawaiians).”