HI SB436

Requires the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) to establish, design, and administer a mandatory training course on native Hawaiian and Hawaiian rights, natural resource protection, access rights, and the public trust.

Mandates that members of ten specified state bodies complete the training within twelve months of initial appointment: land use commission, board of land and natural resources, commission on water resource management, environmental council, board of directors of the agribusiness development corporation, board of agriculture, legacy land conservation commission, natural area reserves system commission, Hawaii historic places review board, and board of health.

Allows other state or county officials, representatives, or employees not subject to mandatory training to request voluntary enrollment in the training course.

Requires OHA to offer the training course at least twice per year and directs the governor to provide OHA with the names of appointed members within thirty calendar days.

OHA must bear all expenses for developing training materials, administering the course, and notifying members of the mandatory attendance requirement.