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Kai Kahele elected OHA board chair; Keoni Souza chosen vice chair; committee chairs ratified
Summary
At its Dec. 4, 2024, meeting the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees elected Trustee Kai Kahele as board chair and Trustee Keoni Souza as vice chair by roll-call votes, and the board ratified appointments to three standing committees.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees elected Trustee Kai Kahele as board chair and Trustee Keoni Souza as vice chair during a roll-call vote at its Dec. 4, 2024, meeting.
Kahele received five votes, the simple majority required under the board's stated voting procedure, and was declared chair after trustees completed the roll call. Later in the meeting, trustees chose Keoni Souza as vice chair by a 5–4 roll-call tally over a nomination for Trustee Carmen Hulu Lindsey.
The vote followed the chair's announcement that the board would conduct nominations and roll-call voting consistent with Robert's Rules and state open-meetings requirements. Board counsel referenced an opinion from the…
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