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HAWAIʻI STATE SENATE WILL HOLD INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING ON HISTORY OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS AND RECENT LAWSUITS

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Hawaiʻi State Senate
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WHO/WHAT: Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Karl Rhoads, Hawaiian Affairs Committee Chair Senator Tim Richards, and Native Hawaiian Affairs Caucus Chair Senator Jarrett Keohokalole will convene an informational briefing on public and private programs and institutions intended to support Native Hawaiian participants and recent legal challenges to those programs and institutions.


WHEN/WHERE:

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

12:30 p.m.

Conference Room 225 & Videoconference

Hawaiʻi State Capitol

415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813


PRESENTERS:

  • Kaialiʻi Kahele, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Office of Hawaiian Affairs

  • Derek H. Kauanoe, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law

  • Tyler Iokepa Gomes, Chief Administrator, Kilohana Collective, Hawaiian Council


PURPOSE:

The Senate Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committees, in conjunction with the Native Hawaiian Affairs Caucus, will hold an informational briefing examining the history of public and private programs and institutions intended to support Native Hawaiian participants, as well as recent legal challenges to those programs and institutions.


This briefing will explore the historical context of the programs and institutions, the current political environment surrounding the litigation, and provide an overview of several recent lawsuits.


Following the presentation, committee and caucus members will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters. Questions will be limited to five minutes per member.


As is customary for informational briefings, no public testimony will be accepted.


Members of the public and the news media are encouraged to attend. The hearing notice, agenda, and additional meeting information, including the link to the live stream, are available here:


 
 
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