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OHA trustees amend motion to add Maunaʻalanu Wano Phase 2 due diligence
Summary
Trustees approved an amended motion to authorize OHA staff to execute or procure agreements needed for Phase 2 due diligence on a proposed land transfer of Maunaʻalanu Wano (Oʻahu) from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, consolidating earlier amendments into a single motion and passing it by roll call.
Chair Kaniela Kahele reconvened the Island, Land & Management Committee and presented a consolidated motion to amend existing proposed action language to expressly authorize staff to “execute and/or procure all necessary agreements, instruments, applications, and other appropriate documents necessary for Phase 2 due diligence to inform the proposed land transfer of Maunaʻalanu Wano Oʻahu from the DLNR to OHA.”
Vice Chair Waheʻi originally moved to amend the proposed action and Trustee Chuck Haley offered clarifying language to make item 2 consistent with the rest of the packet. After discussion and a request for clarification from Trustee Oona, Chair Kahele confirmed that the multiple amendments were combined into a single amended motion. Chair Kahele called for a roll-call vote and the trustees approved the amendment.
The motion as adopted authorizes OHA administration to begin Phase 2 due diligence steps for the prospective transfer, including procurement of third-party studies and preparation of agreements necessary to inform any future conveyance. Chair Kahele thanked trustees and members of the public for patience during the procedural clarification.
No specific procurement contracts, consultants, schedules, or funding lines were named in the discussion about the Maunaʻalanu Wano amendment at the time the motion was adopted. Trustee Akaka and others asked procedural questions and were assured the administration would return to trustees with Phase 2 findings.
The vote was recorded by roll call; trustees present voted in favor and the chair declared the motion carried.
