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Kehau (administration presenter) and Grants Manager Chantelle Belay said these sponsorships are funded from the biennial sponsorship allocation established in the FY26–27 budget (administration referenced a $635,000 pool for Ho‘āko‘a/Lahui sponsorships combined with $235,000 in line‑item sponsorships budgeted in the biennium, a total OHA commitment of $870,000 for sponsorships this fiscal year). Kehau explained the quarter‑based schedule that the administration has adopted for processing sponsorships and said the team is moving the application platform into Foundant to standardize submissions.

The items voted by the committee (action identifiers correspond to the meeting agenda) included the following approvals and amounts as recorded in the public transcript: BF25‑53 Aina Momona, Oʻulu Festival (Molokai) — $10,015,375 (amount recorded in transcript); BF25‑54 Pohaku Pele/Malama Hala Festival — $9,834; BF25‑55 Sky Brothers Collective/Oʻahu Intertribal Powwow — $14,500; BF25‑56 Oʻahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association, Na Waikine Okekai — $12,000 (trustee Lindsay recorded an abstention on this vote); BF25‑57 Hawaii Wildlife Center, Hawaiʻi Island Festival of Birds — $5,770; BF25‑58 Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, Malama ʻāina Kako — $10,000; BF25‑59 EPIC (Epic Vahine) — $15,000 (one recorded no vote); BF25‑62 Kualoa Heʻe (Key Project/Waihee Fest) — $7,500; BF25‑63 Ho‘olu ʻIke Center for Hula & Mele, Aʻi Kahula competition — $10,875; BF25‑64 Waianae Economic Development Council, Small Business Saturday Waianae — $10,000; BF25‑65 Makaha Hawaiian Civic Club, scholarship luau — $8,000; BF25‑66 Nakamakai, Keiki Surf Contest — $11,250; BF25‑67 Hamakua Youth Foundation, ʻOhana Day — $5,875; plus additional smaller awards and several deferred items noted on the agenda. (Transcript lists amounts and vote outcomes as recorded in the meeting.)

Administration said each application was screened for Ho‘āko‘a criteria and HRS compliance, and that internal evaluators (administrative staff and some trustee aides who volunteered) reviewed submissions; administration acknowledged outstanding process improvements and said a training for evaluators is planned. Trustees asked about conflicts of interest when trustee aides serve as volunteer evaluators; administration said volunteers must receive trustee approval and complete ethics training and recuse where conflicts exist. Some trustees urged sending the practice through the State Ethics Commission for confirmation.

Several public testifiers representing funded organizations spoke in support of their events during the public comment period. Speakers included Mercy Riddey for ʻĀina Momona (Molokai ʻulu festival); Kavehi Young for the Hala Festival (Big Island); Robert Kakalia for the Oʻahu Intertribal Powwow; Leila Kealoha for Pohaku Pele Maka; Angela Emiliano for the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Center; Olu Campbell for Hawaiian Islands Land Trust; Rainbow Uliʻi for Key Project; Kalani (Hoʻolu ʻIke) for Aʻi Kahula; Siobhan Lave for Waianae Economic Development Council; Lou Anne Langford Febarito for Makaha Hawaiian Civic Club; Matt Kawe for Nakamakai; Mahalani Maikou for Hamakua Youth Foundation; and others.

The committee recorded roll‑call votes for each sponsorship and in most motions reported nine affirmative votes; a few items recorded an abstention or a single “no” during roll call. Administration will move forward with contract execution and expects to issue checks or reimbursements according to the sponsorship terms and the biennium budget provisos. Separately, trustees formalized a delegation authorizing administration to execute and administer sponsorship line‑items already approved in the biennium budget (legacy line items). Staff said that those line‑item sponsorships will be processed through administrative channels and will not undergo the competitive evaluation process used for open sponsorship solicitations.

Trustees asked administration to improve deadlines and community outreach to reduce last‑minute applications and ensure events receive funding decisions well before event dates. Administration said it will publish deadlines and move the application to its grants portal.

Because several sponsorship items represented relatively small awards and had limited debate, the committee processed them in a combined fashion but recorded individual motions and roll‑call outcomes for each award on the record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","OHA Meeting Committee on Budget and Finance","oneSentenceSummary","The OHA Budget & Finance Committee approved 14 event sponsorships — cultural festivals, youth programs and business supports — and authorized administration to execute legacy line‑item sponsorships approved in the biennium budget.","taxTitle","Task Force Created by Act 170, Executive , Hawaii","taxId",26072,"location","Hawaii","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6503762,"OHA budget realignment approved; $1,103,000 carryover set aside for Maui wildfire Kanaʻaʻaho grants",2552,251000,2803000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5460916-16ea7bbdd01bb3eee232963561d96980&start=251&end=2803","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5460916-16ea7bbdd01bb3eee232963561d96980/thumbnail_251000.jpg","/articles/6503762/Hawaii/OHA-budget-realignment-approved-1103000-carryover-set-aside-for-Maui-wildfire-Kanaʻaʻaho-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503762-24f841636d6422ae10a83c5643a4b054/orig.mp4?Expires=1770959941&Signature=bgZknprsZ8jll8b7bMuX3wwT8sANYG73DkMUuw36-IfB26ZF4u71a8lVG0K8cJuE94Ttn4VCAopi2eu7wUFsXrKHTs~T~laojOPmmdpi6JBqIoXFjaXSCzw5NniWkBr7eun9uHuHVhd-Xb~6BQOmi-Ot9bU1xdI0ZkFY4~tEbHoI88M2Ag64hjHQe4y3fBJUjU8QUSuSxf9vJnEjGGfIr0WqfXGxYSzS9KIqdU0FDmVFhNC7z~YZil85hqx1w5ArPWgas4TCoahHRKB9A1Ijnbv4l~JBgH3UvbeLp2uGyfktcygBu--nncrXxR8xuvZa2HyFRap47oagbbqxjlrFGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Budget and Finance voted to approve the fourth and final budget realignment for the fiscal biennium 2023–24 and 2024–25 and to carry forward $1,103,000 in unspent, uncommitted, unencumbered funds from the BOT 23‑07 Maui Island Wildfire award to continue Kanaʻaʻaho disaster grant distributions to beneficiaries in Lahaina and Kula.

Administrators said the realignment (action item BF25‑52) is a routine year‑end reconciliation to align OHA’s books with actual expenditures through June 30, 2025. Ryan Lee, Investment Director and interim chief financial officer, and financial analyst Grace Chen presented tables showing adjustments across the spending limit, total operating budget and core operating budgets. They told trustees the $1.103 million carryover represents unspent funds from the wildfire award that remain available for direct disaster assistance to eligible residents.

The realignment updates include: increases to the core operating budget tied to newly awarded grants and approved carryovers; adjustments to commercial property budgets (including amounts related to four properties identified by administration); and federal grant budget changes for select items. Administration explained one commercial property, Sumner Street, required additional principal repayment to satisfy a loan covenant because a vacancy caused a shortfall in net operating income. Trustees were told that the repayment reduces outstanding principal and thereby protects the portfolio’s loan covenants.

On the wildfire carryover, Grants Manager Chantelle Belay and program staff explained that Kanaʻaʻaho I application windows remain open until July 31 and that staff expect roughly $200,000 more in processed awards before final reconciliation. Based on current projections and outstanding applications, staff estimated the final unspent carryover to land near $900,000–$1,100,000; trustees were told the administration plans a second tranche to existing Kanaʻaʻaho I recipients (homeowners and renters) rather than a new statewide application round. Administration described a presumptive split that follows the original distribution ratio (homeowners received $9,000 initially; renters $4,000), with a second, smaller tranche to be pro‑rated against the remaining balance and the number of recipients in each category. Staff said they expect reconciliations to conclude in August, disbursements to begin in September and to be completed by December 31, with a report back to trustees in January or February.

Trustees asked for and received clarifications about the scope and timing of carryover spending. One trustee pressed whether the wildfire funds could be opened to any Hawaiʻi resident; administration replied the original BOT 23‑07 award was made specifically for Lahaina and Kula residents affected by the fires, and that separate statewide disaster aid funding contained elsewhere in the biennium budget will be brought forward as a separate action item.

After trustee discussion closed, a trustee moved approval of the realignment and the Kanaʻaʻaho carryover. The committee called the question and the motion was adopted. Minutes record the motion as adopted; the transcript does not specify a formal roll‑call tally for this item in the public record.

Administration said it will include the detailed line‑item reconciliations and the final Kanaʻaʻaho disbursement plan in upcoming quarterly reports and in the July 31 quarterly budget reconciliation package.

Because this item makes accounting adjustments and continues a previously approved wildfire grant program, trustees were careful to separate the bookkeeping realignment from programmatic decisions: the motion authorized carryover of the specific unspent funds for continued distribution through the Kanaʻaʻaho program and did not change eligibility criteria or create a new program.

The committee moved to the next agenda items after adopting the realignment.","The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Budget and Finance approved its fourth and final budget realignment for the FY2023–25 biennium and authorized carrying over $1,103,000 in unspent funds from a previous Maui wildfire appropriation to continue distribution of Kanaʻaʻaho disaster grants for Lahaina and Kula beneficiaries.","actionData","errors"]

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OHA committee approves a slate of event sponsorships; trustees delegate line‑item legacy sponsorships for administrative execution

OHA budget realignment approved; $1,103,000 carryover set aside for Maui wildfire Kanaʻaʻaho grants