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Advocacy and compliance present hires, burial‑site work and ocean policy priorities for OHA budget
Summary
The advocacy and compliance teams outlined staffing needs, plans to strengthen island burial councils and a working group to assess whether OHA should assume certain burial‑site responsibilities from the state. The presentation included community training proposals, estimated reinterment costs and a new ocean policy manager post.
Kapāhakū (Advocacy) and compliance staff presented the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees with a budget request centered on staffing, island burial council support, community empowerment and ocean policy work.
Kapaʻahaku (presenter name listed as advocacy lead) described objectives to increase beneficiary engagement in legislative initiatives, expand voter registration efforts and rebuild staff expertise so the office can act as a policy partner across the agency’s MIMO priorities. The compliance team — led in the meeting by Kai Markel and senior archaeologist Kamakana Ferrera — outlined near‑term priorities including stronger staffing for island burial councils, a facilitator for a large…
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