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OHA committee backs bill to support island burial councils with stipends, quorum and nomination changes
Summary
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs committee approved a measure for OHA’s 2026 legislative package to allow stipends for island burial council members, reduce quorum requirements to a majority of field council seats, and extend nomination deadlines from 30 to 75 days to improve participation.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ committee on Beneficiary Empathy and Empowerment approved a proposal to strengthen island burial councils by allowing OHA to offer stipends to geographic-region members, lowering quorum requirements and extending nomination timelines.
The measure, presented to the committee during the OHA session at the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs convention, would amend Hawaii Revised Statutes…
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