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Commission approves MOU with Ulupono Initiative to fund six‑month outreach pilot for water commission communications
Summary
The Commission authorized a memorandum of understanding with the Ulupono Initiative to fund professional communications services for the commission’s outreach program. The gift‑of‑service covers an estimated $31,000 for six months and requires reporting to the State Ethics Commission for any outreach that could be considered lobbying.
The Commission on Water Resource Management voted to authorize the chair to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ulupono Initiative to fund professional communications services designed to increase public and legislative awareness of the commission’s work.
Lucy Staff, a hydrologist in the planning branch who presented the item, said the proposed MOU would provide a social‑media and email‑newsletter pilot aimed at two audiences: the general public and state elected officials and their staff. The quoted cost estimate in the submittal is about $31,000 plus tax for the six‑month pilot; Ulupono offered to fund the pilot for six months and allow staff to evaluate continuation in February.
On the MOU’s roles and approvals, Staff read an authority clause from the draft MOU: “Seawarm shall retain final authority to approve any communication materials produced as part of this effort and shall…
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