What's Being Discussed

• Compensation for the permanent OHA Administrator/CEO: The committees will discuss and make a recommendation on how much the new permanent leader of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs should be paid.
• Selection of a permanent OHA Administrator/CEO: The committees will review finalists, rank them, and recommend one candidate to the full Board of Trustees for the top leadership role at OHA.
• Approval of past meeting minutes: The committees will approve records from several previous meetings held in September 2026.
• Closed (Executive) Session: Part of the meeting will be closed to the public to discuss private details about the finalists, as permitted by Hawaii law. This is standard practice when personnel matters involve individual privacy.

Decisions Expected

• A recommendation on the salary or compensation package for the permanent CEO/Administrator position.
• A formal recommendation of a finalist candidate to be forwarded to the full OHA Board of Trustees for final approval.
• Approval of minutes from multiple prior committee sessions.

Who Should Pay Attention

• Native Hawaiian beneficiaries — OHA exists to serve the Native Hawaiian community, and its top leadership directly shapes how the organization pursues that mission.
• Anyone interested in OHA's leadership and governance, including community advocates and organizations that work with OHA.
• Members of the public who wish to comment — oral testimony is limited to 5 minutes, and written testimony should be submitted at least 24 hours in advance to botmeetings@oha.org.