Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Commission authorizes chair to finalize MOU for Ulupono‑funded graphic design of Hawaii Water Plan framework
Summary
The commission authorized its chair to execute and finalize a memorandum of understanding with the Ulupono Initiative to fund professional graphic design services for the Hawaii Water Plan framework update; the commission emphasized agency control over content and requested contractual language clarifying CWRM approval authority.
HONOLULU — The Commission on Water Resource Management on May 20 voted unanimously to authorize the chair to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ulupono Initiative, LLC for professional graphic design services to support an updated Hawaii Water Plan framework. Commissioners asked that the MOU explicitly confirm that CWRM retains final approval of content.
Lede: Commissioners authorized the chair to finalize an MOU allowing Ulupono to contract and pay a graphic designer to develop a more visually accessible Hawaii Water Plan framework, with CWRM staff overseeing content and requiring language that the product reflect the commission’s objectives.
Nut graf: The Ulupono Initiative offered to fund design services (approximately $30,000 based on preliminary research) as a gift of service; state ethics staff told the commission the proposed gift did not violate ethics guidelines for gifts and conflicts of interest, and the commission asked staff and the attorney general’s office to include a clear edit in the MOU to ensure the commission retains the final say on content.
What the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
