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Public commenters urge caution on gaming bill; trustees hear updates on iwi kupuna interment and staffing incentives
Summary
Public testimony criticized proposed gaming legislation and trustees heard staff updates on iwi kupuna interment at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, upcoming international research travel by a trustee, and recruitment/signing bonus progress.
Public commenters and trustees used the community concerns portion of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees meeting to raise issues including opposition to proposed gaming legislation, progress on returning iwi kupuna, and staff recruitment updates.
Germaine Myers, who identified herself as an OHA beneficiary and Nanakuli Hawaiian homestead lessee, urged trustees to reconsider OHA’s written support for HCR 192 and warned of harms from legalizing gambling. Myers said administration submitted written testimony "in strong support" of HCR 192 to the House Committee on Tourism but that trustees were not informed before some committee meetings. She criticized the bill’s premise that gaming would reduce poverty…
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