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Beneficiary testifies on burial council vacancies, DHHL paper leases and use of Hawaiian home lands
Summary
OHA beneficiary Germaine Myers urged trustees to press the state on appointment delays to island burial councils, criticized Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) paper leases and raised concerns about proposed energy and water projects on Hawaiian home lands.
Germaine Myers, an OHA beneficiary, testified three times during the April 2 committee meeting — on the OHA legislative matrix, during Matrix 2 testimony and again at the community‑concerns portion — pressing trustees on burial‑council vacancies, long delays converting DHHL undivided interest "paper" leases to land leases, and the use of Hawaiian home lands for energy projects.
Myers told the committee that several island burial councils have persistent vacancies that prevent quorum. Testifying about Matrix 1, she cited the Molokaʻi burial council as having five seats but with all seats vacant at times, and said the governor’s slow appointments leave councils unable to meet. "The burial council is being held…
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