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Trustees debate administrator salary increase and process; committee requests additional review
Summary
A contested proposal to raise the Office of Hawaiian Affairs administrator’s base salary prompted legal, procedural and governance questions from trustees. Trustees questioned process, contract language and whether administration was appropriately involved; the committee did not finalize a permanent raise and directed further review.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Budget and Finance Committee took up a contested proposal Oct. 15 to raise the administrator position’s base salary for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The proposal would have set a FY2025 base salary and applied a step increase for FY2026; trustees raised procedural and legal concerns during extended debate.
Chair Alapa presented a motion that would have increased the administrator’s FY2025 base salary retroactive to Nov. 1, 2024 and set a FY2026 base salary effective Nov. 1, 2025. Committee materials referenced contract language, comparative executive compensation and the Commission on Salaries report. Administration staff provided budget alignment numbers during the discussion.
Trustees asked detailed questions about the scope of authority, contract obligations…
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