1/14/26 Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment (BAE) Meeting

Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment, Office of Hawaiian Affairs · January 15, 2026

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Call to order and committee purpose

Presentation

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Chair called the Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy & Empowerment to order, described the committee's role as a liaison between Native Hawaiian beneficiaries and OHA programs (education, health, housing, culture, economic well-being) and mentioned preparation for the 2026 legislative session.

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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Beneficiary Advocacy & Empowerment committee met on Jan. 14, 2026. Trustees approved resolutions supporting continued community-led management of Ka'upulehu (Kona), and supporting NAGPRA claimants' reburial plans for the Mokapu collection; they also adopted amended rapid-response legislative testimony procedures for the 2026 session.

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