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OHA trustees approve positions on nine legislative matrices; several bills flagged for follow‑up
Summary
The OHA Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment voted to approve staff recommendations across nine legislative matrices, noting hearings and next steps for several priority bills including an IBC hearing next week, the Ola Hawaii commission bill (HP2046) moving with amended support, and SB3247 (Monaʻala) deferred amid stakeholder concerns.
Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment voted to approve staff‑recommended positions on nine legislative matrices covering OHA priorities in land trust, natural resources, housing, health and education.
Public Policy Manager Deja Ostraki briefed trustees that many House bills in OHA’s package had crossed over to the Senate and that staff were actively filing testimony ahead of imminent deadlines. She said the IBC bill has a Senate hearing scheduled for Tuesday the 24th at 2 p.m., the LUC bill was still awaiting…
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