Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 9, 1 September 2017 — OHA Board Actions [ARTICLE]

OHA Board Actions

The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions, please see the complete meeting minutes posted online at http://www.oha.org/BOT.

- LEGEND 9 'Ae (Yes) 9 'A'ole (No) i Kānalua (Abstain) 9 Excused

Motion to approve a Board of T rustees policy amendment to the Kaka'ako Makai Policy, Section 3.A.2), originally adopted on September 20, 2012, to state (new language is bold and underscored): Allocate 10% of gross revenue for grants and 30% of net revenue for OHA's Legacy Property Management (net revenue equals gross revenue minus direct operating expenses, excluding Kaka'ako Makai planning and development-related costs) (*The 30% allocation of net revenues to LPM shall terminate at the end of FY 2019) Motion to approve the appointment of the following members to the Ad Hoe Committee on Grants and Sponsorships: • Trustee Colette Y. Machado, Ad Hoe Committee Chair; • Trustee John Waihe'e IV, Ad Hoe Committee Vice-Chair; • David Laeha; • Lōpaka Baptiste; • Misti Pali-Oriol; and • MonicaMorris The term of this Ad Hoe Committee to expire on January 31, 2018, or at the eomplehon of the assigned tasks, or at the discretion of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, subject to later adjustment. This Ad Hoe Committee is charged with the following responsibilities and purview: • Review current Strategic Plan priorities and current policies and how they guide the grant and sponsorship process; • Assess the existing grant making programs, Community Grants and 'Ahahui Grants; • Assess the grant applieanī review and scoring process, and the awarding process; • Review and assess the oeeumenee of repeat awardees and the amount of the grant award alloeahon; • Review the outreach made to community to better inform beneficiaries of grant availability and requirements; • Provide recommendations to improve the grant making process; • Solicit, develop, and provide recommendations for Kūlia Grant criteria; • Review and assess the process in whieh sponsorships are awarded, and breakdown the levels of sponsorships; • Present findings and recommendation to the BOT; and • ldentify, develop, and recommend policies as necessary for approval by the BOT. Mohon approve Administration's recommendation on NEW BILL (OHA 3) on the 115TH Congress Legislative Positioning Matrix dated July 26, 2017.

Move to approve and authorize OHA Administration to negotiate an easement agreement with the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) for the installation of irrigation water infrastructure on portions of OHA's 51Tacre property located in Wahiawā and execute all necessary agreements, applications, and other appropriate documents related to or pertaining to said easement, and take all other reasonable actions necessary to implement the foregoing.

Motion passes with sixAYES and three EXCUSED. Motion passes with sixAYES and three EXCUSED. Motion passes with sixAYES and three EXCUSED. Motion passes with five A YES, one ABS ĪENĪION and three EXCUSED.

NO* NO MET;SLUERE DESCRIPTION STATUS This bill reauthorizes the Native American Housing Assistance BRINGING and Self-Determination Act of 1996 through 2025, streamlines USEFUL the environmental review process for federal agencies providing g INIATIVES FOR funds to tribes, increases the maximum term of leases on 3 .|275 INDIAN LAND trust lands, and amends portions of the training and technical OPPOSE DEVELOPMENT assistance guidelines laid out in the bill. The bill also would (BUIILD) ACT allow for NAHASDA funds to be used to meet matching or cost 2017 participation requirements. It omits a reauthorization for Title VIII Native Hawaiian housing programs

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