HI HCR179

The ʻAha Moku Advisory Committee, established in 2012 to advise the Department of Land and Natural Resources on Native Hawaiian traditional resource management practices, receives approximately $286,300 in annual state funding.

The Committee has not convened a publicly noticed meeting in more than five years, raising concerns about Sunshine Law compliance and preventing proper oversight of its Executive Director.

The Executive Director has acknowledged the Committee does not follow its Rules of Practice and Procedures adopted on October 20, 2016, with no public record of those rules being formally repealed or amended.

The resolution urges the Committee to resume regular public meetings, conduct a formal performance review of its Executive Director, and adopt administrative policies ensuring accountability and fiscal transparency.

The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources is requested to exercise oversight to ensure the Committee fulfills its statutory mandate and complies with all applicable legal requirements.