KAHOʻOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION

KŌMIKINA MĀLAMA KAHOʻOLAWE

MEETING AGENDA - August 21, 2025

9:00 am
In person at 1151 Punchbowl St, Room 132
(DLNR Board Room, Kalanimoku Building)
Honolulu , HI Online via ZOOM, ZOOM LINK:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84839052615

Meeting ID: 848 3905 2615

livestreamed at YouTube Live:

https://youtube.com/live/Q7e1OHnPgjI?feature=share




This meeting will be held using interactive conference technology under section 92-3.7, Haw. Rev. Stat. (HRS). Commission members, staff, applicants, testifiers, and the public can choose to participate in person, online via Zoom, or by telephone. The public may also view the live meeting via its live stream at: https://youtube.com/live/Q7e1OHnPgjI?feature=share

To Provide Written Testimony:We encourage interested persons to submit written testimony in advance of the meeting, which will be distributed to Commissioners prior to the meeting and allow a timely review. Please submit written testimony via email to:KIRC.PublicTestimony@hawaii.gov. Written testimonies can also be mailed to 811 Kolu St, Suite 201, Wailuku, HI 96793 or faxed to (808) 243-5885. Late written testimony will be retained as part of the record and distributed to Commissioners as soon as practicable, but we cannot ensure the Commission will receive it in sufficient time to review, prior to decision-making.




To Provide In-Person Oral Testimony:Attend in-person at: 1151 Punchbowl St, Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), Honolulu, Hawaii.

To Provide Testimony by Telephone:On the day of the meeting at the start of the agenda item you wish to testify on, dial: 1-669-900-6833 (Zoom), at the prompts enter: Meeting ID: 848 3905 2615. Note: to unmute, press *6.

To Provide Video/Zoom Testimony:Email your request in a timely manner to: KIRC.PublicTestimony@hawaii.gov with your information, email address, and the agenda item you wish to testify on. Once your request has been received, you will receive a confirmation email with pertinent information. You may testify without signing up in advance.




I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. Minutes of February 26, 2025 Regular Commission Meeting

III. COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC COMMENTS*

IV. ACTION ITEMS

A. Review and Approve Fiscal Year (FY26) Budget

B. Review and Approve Legislative Positions for 2026 Session

C. Adopt Resolution for ʻAnela Evans-In Recognition Of Her Contributions Toward the Healing of Kanaloa, Kahoʻolawe

D. Adopt Resolution for Daniel Morris-In Recognition Of His Contributions Toward the Healing of Kanaloa, Kahoʻolawe

V. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS

A. Executive Director's Report

Review Legislation Related to Kahoʻolawe:

1. Status Update on Budget, Finance and Funding: Review Expenditure Report and Budget Variances

2. Status Update on Plans, Policies and Procedures: Review Long Range Schedule

3. Status Update on Administration, Staffing and Personnel: Update on new hires and current vacancies

4. Status Update on Capital Improvements, Reserve Operations and Logistics: Update on Honokanaiʻa Base Camp Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Kīhei Boathouse Expansion Project




VI. PROJECT STATUS UPDATES

A. Status Update on Current Commission/Administration Projects:

1. KIRC Live-Stream and (Virtual Reality) VR Expedition Project (Institute of Museum and Library Services [IMLS] 4)

2. Going Mobile:Upgrading the Technological Infrastructure of Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (IMLS 5)

B. Status Update on Current Restoration Projects:

1. Coastal and Upland Wetland Restoration on Kahoʻolawe, HI (North American Wetland Conservation Act [NAWCA]-Wetlands)

2. Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa Partnership Project(Kanaloa Working Group Project)

C. Status Update on Current Ocean Program Grant Projects:

1. Coastal Wetland Restoration of Kahoʻolawe, HI (National Coastal Wetlands Conservation [CWC] Grant)

2.Developing a Digital Application for the Collection of Kilo ʻIke Pili (IMLS 6)

3. County of Maui Greens Grant Program (Greens Grant)

D. Announcement of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana's 50 Year Anniversary of Aloha ʻĀina Kanaloa





VII. NEXT MEETING AND FOLLOW-UPS




VIII. ADJOURNMENT

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact Terri Gavagan, KIRC Commission Coordinator at 808-243-5020 or KIRC.PublicTestimony@hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this agenda and other materials are available in alternate/accessible formats.

Packet materials may be viewed prior to the meeting at the KIRC website: http://www.kahoolawe.hawaii.gov/home.php and are available for review at our office located at 811 Kolu St, Suite 201, Wailuku, HI during regular state office hours and will also be available at the meeting.