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OHA trustees unanimously approve staff positions across legislative matrices, press for $55M in carryover funds
Summary
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs committee voted unanimously April 1 to adopt staff positions across multiple legislative matrices, advancing support-with-amendments on several bills and flagging a $55 million request held in a carryover trust account for OHA.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment voted unanimously April 1 to approve staff-recommended positions on a string of bills across its legislative matrices, advancing OHA's advocacy positions as the 2026 session moves toward conference.
The chair moved to approve staff positions for Matrix 2 (measures that name OHA) and subsequent matrices covering public land trust, natural resources, housing, health, education and other areas; the motions carried on unanimous votes reported by the recording secretary. Chief advocate Leina Ola told trustees that OHA is seeking a two-year, temporary increase equal to the full carryover balance in the public land trust carryover account, which she said is "$55,000,000 right now." "We want the money," she added.
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