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Trustees split on $14,500 reallocation for staff development day at Kualoa Ranch; motion fails
Summary
A proposal to reallocate $14,500 from FY2026 personnel and fringe savings to fund an OHA staff development day and holiday gathering at Kualoa Ranch drew debate over cost, safety and funding sources and ended in a 4–4 tie, so the motion did not pass. Trustees requested a detailed budget breakdown.
A motion to reallocate $14,500 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ FY2026 personnel and fringe savings to fund a staff development day and holiday gathering on Dec. 19, 2025, at Kualoa Ranch in Kaneohe failed after trustees split 4–4 on a roll-call vote.
Chair introduced action item BF-25-101, which sought the reallocation and specified that any unspent funds would revert to the FY2026 personnel and fringe budget. The motion text described the funding as intended for “the OHA staff development day and holiday gathering on Friday, 12/19/2025 at Kualoa Ranch, Kaneohe, Hawaii.”
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