2/4/26 OHA Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment (BAE) Meeting

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Committee on Beneficiary, Advocacy, and Empowerment (BAE) · February 5, 2026

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Opening and housekeeping

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Chair opens the Committee on Beneficiary, Advocacy, and Empowerment, explains committee role relating to Native Hawaiian beneficiaries and the 2026 legislative session, introduces recording secretary Leanne Stender and technology specialist Kyla He, and announces public testimony rules (5 minutes per speaker).

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Meeting of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Beneficiary, Advocacy, and Empowerment to review and vote on OHA's 2026 state legislative bill package across multiple matrices; hear a presentation on an impending U.S. Department of Education interagency consultation affecting Native Hawaiian education; and receive public testimony including concerns about proposed fellowship renaming.

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