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Trustees increase Na Kamehameha parade sponsorship for Maui event to $11,250 after organizers cite rising police and traffic costs
Summary
OHA trustees amended a sponsorship recommendation for the Na Kamehameha commemorative procession and hoʻolauleʻa on Maui from $7,500 to $11,250 after organizers described tripled traffic-control costs following route changes. The board debated scoring and process before approving the increase.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Budget & Finance Committee on April 30 amended a sponsorship award for the Na Kamehameha commemorative pāʻū parade and hoʻolauleʻa on Maui, approving $11,250 for Festivals of Aloha to support the June 21 event.
The award was amended up from the administration recommendation of $7,500 after the parade coordinator described dramatically higher traffic-control and off-duty police costs tied to a relocation of the parade route following the 2023 fires in Lahaina. Organizers said higher officer and traffic detail fees caused a substantial increase in…
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