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OHA trustees approve $140,000 carryover for Mahiʻai micro fund after debate over grants vs. procurement route
Summary
OAH trustees voted to carry over $140,000 from FY2024 into FY2025 and reallocate it to Strategy & Implementation to launch a Mahiʻai micro fund to help Native Hawaiian farmers with water bills and property taxes.
OAH trustees voted to carry over $140,000 from fiscal year 2024 into fiscal year 2025 and to reallocate those funds from the grants program to the Strategy & Implementation (S&I) budget to establish a Mahiʻai micro fund to help Native Hawaiian farmers pay water bills and property taxes.
The committee approved the action after extended discussion about whether the award should remain in the grants program or be moved to S&I so staff could run a procurement-style request for proposals (RFP) with an estimated faster timeline.
Trustees said the money was originally approved by the board in May 2024 but had not been distributed. Administration and legal staff told trustees that the grants team estimated a 6–8 month timeline to implement the program through the usual grants (10/17) process, whereas procurement staff said an RFP…
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