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OHA committee approves Q4 event sponsorships after presentations from 13 groups
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Budget & Finance Committee approved a package of FY25–26 Q4 event sponsorship awards after hearing in-person and online presentations from 13 applicant organizations, while trustees flagged a scoring display error that staff agreed to correct for the full board.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Budget & Finance Committee voted to approve a slate of fiscal-year 2025–26 quarter-four event sponsorship awards after presentations from 13 applicant organizations on Feb. 4, 2026.
Grants manager Shantel Belay told trustees the committee received nearly 50 applications for the quarter, more than 30 of which completed the evaluation process; the deadline for this application round was Dec. 5. The batch before the committee included community events slated mainly in April and represented a mix of cultural, youth, environmental and health-focused activities.
Presenters detailed how OHA support would be used.…
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