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Trustees approve $1,500 sponsorship for Ho'olehua Homesteaders event
Summary
Trustees approved a $1,500 FY2025 sponsorship for the Ho'olehua Homesteaders Association to support a March 22, 2025 event on Molokai after brief public testimony; the meeting also approved two sets of committee minutes.
The Trustees voted to approve FY2025 sponsorship funding of $1,500 for the Ho'olehua Homesteaders Association to support an event on Molokai scheduled for March 22, 2025.
The funding motion was moved and seconded during the Trustees meeting; a single online testifier, Luanne Faberido, spoke in support. "This is something that is done every year, done specifically by homesteaders, for homesteaders," Faberido said, and noted prior support from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority that helped make the event island-wide.
The trustees approved the sponsorship by roll call with all voting members recorded as voting yes. The meeting also approved committee minutes for Jan. 22, 2025, and Feb. 5, 2025 earlier in the session.
Why it matters: The sponsorship provides a modest local contribution to a community event that organizers say supports homesteader recognition and cultural commemoration on Molokai. The trustees' action was procedural and did not attach additional conditions or funding breakdowns beyond the single-dollar amount recorded on the motion.
Details of the action: The motion before the board sought authorization of FY2025 sponsorship funding for the Ho'olehua Homesteaders Association for the "Prince ... Molokai" event listed on the agenda for March 22, 2025, in the amount of $1,500; the mover clarified the amount on the record. Testimony from Luanne Faberido described the event as having received prior Hawai‘i Tourism Authority funding and said the program inspired broader recognition, including a 2021 delegation to Washington, D.C.
The vote: The chair called the roll and recorded unanimous support from the trustees present. No abstentions or no votes were recorded on the sponsorship item in the transcript. The motion was announced as passed.
Context and next steps: The action is a single-line sponsorship authorization from the Trustees' FY2025 discretionary sponsorship budget. The transcript does not specify any follow-up reporting requirements, department assignments, or contract numbers associated with the funding, and it does not identify additional funding sources beyond the one-time sponsorship amount. If the association or staff must execute a sponsorship agreement or submit expense documentation, that was not discussed on the record.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of committee minutes, Jan. 22, 2025 — outcome: approved (roll call recorded). - Approval of committee minutes, Feb. 5, 2025 — outcome: approved (roll call recorded). - FY2025 sponsorship funding for Ho'olehua Homesteaders Association, event March 22, 2025 — amount: $1,500; outcome: approved (unanimous roll call).
Ending: The meeting adjourned after the sponsorship vote and related procedural items; trustees announced a 2:00 p.m. afternoon meeting later the same day. The transcript does not record additional discussion of the sponsorship's implementation or administrative follow-up.
