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    KAHOʻOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION

    KŌMIKINA MĀLAMA KAHOʻOLAWE

    MEETING AGENDA - September 3, 2026

    1:00 pm
    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/81029770983

    Meeting ID: 810 2977 0983


    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.

    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: 1 669 444 9171 US (Zoom), at the prompts enter: Metting ID: 810 2977 0983 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 10, 2026 Regular Commission Meeting

    III. OPEN FORUM: PUBLIC COMMENT ON ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA, FOR CONSIDERATION FOR COMMISSION'S AGENDA AT THE NEXT MEETING.

    IV. ACTION ITEMS

    A. Review and Approve Fiscal Year (FY27) Budget

    B. Review and Approve KIRC Legislative Positions for 2027 Session

    C. Approve Proposed Calendar Year (CY)2027 Access Dates and Activities for the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana (PKO)

    D. Assign no more than two Commissioners to the Cultural Working Group (CWG) and Assign the CWG to Develop Permitted Funerary Practices on Kahoʻolawe

    E. Assign no more than two Commissioners to the I Ola Kanaloa Working Group

    F. Approve Recommendation and Direct Staff to Submit Recommendation for New Chairperson to the Governor

    G. Nominate and Vote on Vice Chairperson

    H. Adopt Resolution for Michelle Mikiʻala Pescaia-In Recognition Of Her Contributions Toward the Healing of Kanaloa, Kahoʻolawe

    I. Adopt Resolution for Dawn Chang-In Recognition Of Her Contributions Toward the Healing of Kanaloa, Kahoʻolawe

    V. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS

    A. Executive Director's Report

      1. Status Update on Budget, Finance and Funding: Review FY26 end of year Expenditure Report and Budget Variance

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

      3. Status Update on Administration, Staffing and Personnel: Commissioner Status Update; KIRC Staff Status Update

      4. Status Update on Public Information, Outreach and Government Relations: Legislative Update; Office of Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Military Leased Lands; Maui Council Committee on Agriculture, Diversification, Environment and Public Transportation (ADEPT)

      5. Status Update on Capital Improvements, Reserve Operations and Logistics: Update on Base Camp Capital Improvement Project; Update on Kīhei Boathouse Expansion; New Honokanaiʻa Water Catchment Projects; Honokanaiʻa Communication Tower Rebuild; Honokanaiʻa Photovoltaic System Repairs and Upgrade; K-1 Road Repair Above K-1/K-2 Intersection


    VI. PROJECT STATUS UPDATES

    A. Status Update on Current Administration Projects:

      1. Mental Health and Wellness Support for Maui Recovery Program (MHSMR)

      2. Kahoʻolawe Green Building and Resilient Design Initiative (Green Building)

    B. Status Update on Current Restoration Projects:

      1. Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa Partnership Project February 2026 Update (Kanaloa Working Group Project)

      2. Restoration of Kamōhio Watershed Phase I (DOH 6)

      3. Keālialalo Wetlands Restoration Project (Maui County Sustainability)

      4. Restoring The Nāulu Cloud Bridge (Maui County)

    C. Status Update on Current Ocean Program Grant Projects:

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

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

      3. Shoreline Revegetation to Protect Kahoʻolawe Coastal Habitat (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grant)


    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.

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