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:

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To Provide Video/Zoom Testimony:You may testify without signing up in advance.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A. Minutes of February 26, 2024 Regular Commission Meeting

III. COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC COMMENTS*

IV. ACTION ITEMS

A. Authorize the Executive Director to Award Kahoʻolawe Base Camp Improvement and Other Works Contract to Solicit and Award the Balance of the CIP Funds to Support Additional Kahoʻolawe Base Camp Improvement Projects as Needed.

V. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS

A. Review Legislation Related to the KIRC and Approve KIRC Legislative Positions for 2024 Session

1. Review Measures Relating to KIRC for 2024 Session: HB1800 (Relating to the State Budget)

2. Review Governors’ Messages 584, 585 and 600 related to Appointments and Confirmations of Commissioners Mataafa, Saito and Souza respectively

B. Executive Director's Report

1. Status Update on Budget, Finance and Funding: Review of Annual Trust Fund Report to Legislature, 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: Report on Status of Current Commissioner’s Appointments; Report on Commissioners’ terms expiring at end of FY2024; Report on New KIRC Staff hires and recruitments

4.Status Update on Public Information, Outreach and Government Relations: Report on Legislative Interactions – Possible Legislative Site Visit Planned for July 2024

5. Status Update on Capital Improvements, Reserve operations and Logistics: Update on ʻŌhua, Repairs

C. I Ola Kanaloa Strategic Plan Presentation: Summary and timeline of KIRC activities relating to strategic objectives of “I Ola Kanaloa! A Strategic Plan for Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe Through 2026” >

VI. PROJECT STATUS UPDATES

A. Status Update on Current Commission/Administration Projects:

1. KIRC Live-Stream and VR Expedition Project (IMLS4)

2. Going Mobile:Upgrading the Technological Infrastructure of Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission (IMLS5)

3. Sharing the Stories of Kahoʻolawe's Past, Present and Future (HTA)

B. Status Update on Current Restoration Projects:

1. Coastal and Upland Wetland Restoration on Kahoʻolawe, HI (NAWCA-Wetlands)

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

3.Kamōhio Watershed Restoration Project 2023-2026 Phase I Department of Health (DOH 6)

C. Status Update on Current Ocean Program Grant Projects:

1. Coastal and Upland Wetland Restoration on Kahoʻolawe, HI (CWC Grant)

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

VII. NEXT MEETING AND FOLLOW-UPS

VIII. ADJOURNMENT