Check out these two OHA agenda for Wednesday and Thursday and TESTIFY!
Constitutional amendment to PROHIBIT LIVE-FIRE MILITARY TRAINING ON PUBLIC TRUST LANDS
Ban commercial aquarium extraction and collection activities, as provided in Attachment A.
Establish a statewide limit on annual rent increases, as provided in Attachment C.
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Wednesday, November 12th, at 9:00 a.m., the Office of Hawaiian Affairs BAE Committee will be hearing Action Item #25-08, which proposes adding to OHA’s 2026 Legislative Package a bill calling for a constitutional amendment (CONAM) in the 2026 election that would prohibit live-fire military training on public trust lands. Public testimony will be accepted on this item. The proposed bill was recently adopted at the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Convention in Kona last weekend by an overwhelming 3-to-1 margin.
PROPOSED ACTION: Approval of Bills for OHA’s 2026 Legislative Package:
Motion 1: RELATING TO COMMERCIAL AQUARIUM COLLECTION Approve as part of the 2026 OHA Legislative Package, the proposed measure “Relating to Commercial Aquarium Collection” to amend Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapters 188 and 189 to ban commercial aquarium extraction and collection activities, as provided in Attachment A.
Motion 2: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XI OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT LIVE-FIRE MILITARY TRAINING ON PUBLIC TRUST LANDS Approve as part of the 2026 OHA Legislative Package, the measure “Proposing an Amendment to Article XI of the Hawai‘i state Constitution to Prohibit Live-Fire Military Training on Public Trust Lands,” as provided in Attachment B.
Motion 3: RELATING TO RENT STABILIZATION Approve as part of the 2026 OHA Legislative Package, the proposed measure “Relating to Rent Stabilization” to amend Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 521 to establish a statewide limit on annual rent increases, as provided in Attachment C.
Next
Thursday, November 13th, at 10:00 a.m., the OHA Board of Trustees will convene to adopt the full legislative package—including the CONAM bill, should it pass in BAE the day prior—and to consider Action Item #25-10, which would approve OHA’s initial actions regarding the ongoing lease negotiations. Check out the full agenda and testify!

Well, if leadership looks like Kai Kahele finally stepping up on the devastating ‘AQ’ debacle I would be happy. Last time I lobbied him as a Senator, his ‘concern’ for the ‘fishing community’ was a “slippery slope” on regulating this harmful trade! He didn’t get it then. Does he now?
Rob Culbertson