MINUTES OF THE COMMISSION ON THE 13TH FESTIVAL OF
PACIFIC ARTS & CULTURE (FestPAC) MEETINGMONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 AT 2:30 PM
VIA VIRTUAL APPLICATION ZOOM: VIDEO / AUDIO CONFERENCE
Commission Members Present were:
Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā, Chair
Māpuana de Silva
Jarrett Keohokālole
Jamie Lum-

Makanani Salā
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu-

Kiele Amundxon
Jackie Lynne Burke
Mamiko Carroll
Ian Custion
Maka Casson-Fisher
Karen Ewald
Ilihia Gionson
Dede Howa
Jonathan Johnson-Lynn Martin Graton
Monte McComber
Aaron SalāMalia Sanders-Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts
Public Member
Public Member
Public Member
Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA)
Hawai‘i State Art Museum
Native Hawaiian Hospitality AssociationHawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA)
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
(SFCA)
Public Member
Public Member
University of Hawaii/Royal Hawaiian Center
Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association

Margaret Ahn
Marlene Hiraoka
Timothy Tiu
Scott Tome-Deputy Attorney General
DBEDT
DBEDT
DBEDT

Apologies:
Snowbird Bento
Richard Onishi-Community Member At-Large
House Speaker’s Designee

Guests:Staff:

Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) Designee
Community Member At-Large
Senate President’s Designee
Department of Business, Economic Developmentand Tourism (DBEDT)City and County of Honolulu Designee
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Designee

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CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chair Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā at 2:36 p.m., who welcomed
everyone present via ZOOM and Facebook Live.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā called upon Ms. de Silva to do the wehena (opening). Ms. de Silva shared thatshe selected a passage from the published book entitled Nānā I Ke Kumu and recited the passagein ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language). Ms. de Silva translated the passage to mean pulling ofstrengths, both psychological and spiritual that would be directed toward a positive goal orunifying force. She explained the concept of Kūkulu Kumuhana which recognizes a framework
for constructive help. Ms. de Silva further explained that her comments were intended to be“food for thought” as the Commission builds its hale (dwelling) for the festival. The oli (chant)that she delivered was for growth, clarity, and rejuvenation.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMSChair Ka‘anā‘anā invited members of the public to testify on the agenda items. Hearing none, hecontinued with agenda items.
APPROVAL OF APRIL 19, 2021 MEETING MINUTES
The minutes were distributed and reviewed by Commissioners. Chair Ka‘anā‘anā asked if there
were any corrections to the minutes. Hearing none, a motion was made by Ms. de Silva andseconded by Ms. Wong-Kalu to adopt the minutes unamended. A roll call vote was requested
with the following Commissioners approving the motion to approve the minutes: ChairKa‘anā‘anā, Ms. de Silva, Ms. Lum, Ms. Wong-Kalu, Ms. Salā. Sen. Keohokālole did not vote.
Motion was approved.
LEGISLATIONChair Ka‘anā‘anā reported that Senate Bill 696 that extends the life of the Commission andpermits commission members to discuss matters outside of a public meeting to perform theirduties passed both houses of the Legislature and has moved on to Governor David Ige for hissignature. Chair commented that he is hopeful that the bill will be signed by the Governor.
DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT OF HONORARY FESTIVAL CHAIRChair Ka‘anā‘anā explained that he added this agenda item after the discussion during the lastCommission meeting. The intent was to spur discussion to appoint an Honorary Chair although
he did not have any names to suggest. He mentioned that although Mr. Nainoa Thompson wasappointed to be the previous Honorary Chair, he did not officially accept the position during theearly planning stages of FestPAC 2020. Chair Ka‘anā‘anā believes that the Polynesian
Voyaging Society (PVS) has a voyage scheduled during FestPAC 2024 and Mr. Thompson
would be focused on that voyage and unable to fulfill the role of the Honorary Chair.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā asked Commissioners for their thoughts about the Honorary Chair. Ms. Salāasked what the Honorary Chair’s role would be. Chair Ka‘anā‘anā expressed that the position
would be ceremonial in its kuleana (duties). It would also be one that could help with fundraisingand attendance building for the festival. Further, Chair Kaʻanāʻanā added that the Honorary
Chair should be someone of high moral character and well respected in the community.

Minutes of the Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
Monday, May 3, 2021 at 2:30pm via ZOOMPage 3 of 7Ms. de Silva commented that there is usually a welcome message from the Honorary Chair in theFestival Program/Book if there is a print version. The Honorary Chair also performs welcome
duties during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and at formal events. The Honorary Chair isalso invited to all VIP events. In other countries, the wives of a sitting President or Head ofCountry assumed the role of the Honorary Chair.
Ms. Wong-Kalu commented that the individual would not necessarily be delegated a specificduty. She further expressed that the individual should be receptive and knowledgeable of how tointeract with delegations and leaders. The individual should be an ambassador of the Hawaiian
people and islands. She indicated that it would be important to have someone available not onlyfor the Hawaiʻi delegation but who has the desire and ability to accept that title on behalf ofHawaiʻi. Ms Wong-Kalu also added that she belived the candidate should be able to speak ʻŌleloHawaiʻi.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā mentioned that after hearing Ms. Wong-Kalu’s comments, he thought Dr.
Kamanaʻopono Crabbe could be a possible candidate.
Ms. Lum agreed with Ms. Wong-Kalu’s thoughts in that the Honorary Chair should be someone
prominent in the local community who could represent the Festival and related duties. She
commented that ideally, the Honorary Chair could be someone who adds to or elevates the eventand helps promote the Festival in the community.
Ms. de Silva reminded members that Hawaiʻi is different and although our government is underthe U.S., the selection should be made with cultural aspects in mind. We would need anindividual from the Hawaiian community to lead us and who people feel comfortable with. Sheagreed with others and expressed that Commissioners should suggest names for consideration.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā stated that he would like the Honorary Chair to be an advocate for theCommission related to funding and sponsorships.
Ms. Salā suggested Mr. Randy Fong and Mr. Kamanaʻo Crabbe and agreed with everyone’s
previous thoughts on this matter.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā stated that for today’s purposes, he would like Commissioners to start thinking
about possible names to suggest for the position of Honorary Chair. More discussion will beneeded at future Commission meetings.
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF COMMISSION VICE CHAIRChair Ka‘anā‘anā explained that the Vice-Chair position is needed in the event he is unable toattend a Commission meeting. Although this item is included in today’s agenda, he would likeother members who were absent to participate in this discussion, too. He would like to defer thismatter to a future meeting.
Ms. Wong-Kalu agreed with the Chair that this item be deferred out of respect to theCommissioners who were unable to attend today’s meeting.

Minutes of the Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
Monday, May 3, 2021 at 2:30pm via ZOOMPage 4 of 7Ms. Salā also agreed that more Commissioners should be present to continue this discussion.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā indicated that informal nominations could be made. He suggested Ms. Salā forVice-Chair. He mentioned that Ms. Salā previously provided similar support as an alternate
Commissioner who was designated to provide legislative testimony, regarding Commission
measures.
Ms. Wong-Kalu suggested that it would be helpful for the Vice-Chair to have a work
environment conducive to managing administrative work.
At this point in the discussion Ms, Wong-Kalu offered a suggestion for the position of Honorary
Chair. She indicated that if the candidates for Honorary Chair were unable or unwilling to fulfill
that position, she would be willing and would avail herself to that position. She further
commented that regarding her appointment as a Commissioner, there are currently changes being
made at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) regarding employees reapplying for theirpositions. She wanted to assure the Commission that she can be counted on, if needed, for theposition of Honorary Chair.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā clarified that our discussions between less than a quorum of Commissioners
regarding the Commission’s Vice-Chair can be made as a permitted interaction so long as we donot seek a vote.
Ms. de Silva asked Ms. Salā if she would be willing to serve as Vice-Chair to which she agreed
that if called upon for this duty she would be willing. Chair Ka‘anā‘anā asked if anyone else isinterested or have any nominations for the position of Vice-Chair. Hearing none, he moved onwith the agenda.
Action on the Vice Chair will be acted on at a future commission meeting.
PRESENTATION BY STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS (SFCA)REGARDING COMMISSION SUPPORTChair Ka‘anā‘anā introduced Mr. Jonathan Johnson, Executive Director of the State Foundation
on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) to provide a presentation briefing for Commissioners.
Mr. Johnson expressed his support for the Commission. He indicated that the Hawaiʻi State Art
Museum (HiSAM) has a beautiful venue that can be offered for programming, free of charge. If
there are requests for private events, those also can be held at HiSAM, however, it would involvea different application process.
He continued and mentioned that the Museum has exhibit space that they would like to use toinclude arts from the Pacific. A stage could be built on the front lawn, if needed. HiSAM also
has a commercial kitchen located on the first floor that could be used.
Although the Museum is not the largest venue, it has the capacity to meet many of theCommission’s needs. Mr. Johnson also noted that all work is contracted out. For example, theMinutes of the Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
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curators and cultural programming professionals are retained and paid. He is hoping to identify
other possible funding sources and that funding is usually directed to a specific task.
Mr. Johnson indicated that the SFCA has cultural programming that they would like toincorporate into FestPAC. He mentioned that he would like to present SFCA stages and would
like to have a contractor handle logistics. His agency is willing to assist with FestPAC and workwith DBEDT on activities related to FestPAC-related procurement matters.
Ms. Salā thanked Mr. Johnson for his presentation. She expressed that having HiSAM on the listof venues is exciting and that the challenge will be between now and 2024 to secure funding.
Ms. Wong-Kalu also expressed her thanks to Mr. Johnson. She mentioned that knowing thatSFCA is available is reassuring.
Mr. Johnson stated that the SFCA would like to compensate everyone who is involved withMuseum-related programming. He commented that if there are events at ʻIolani Palace,dignitaries, for example, could utilize the Museum as a holding area prior to respective events.
Ms. de Silva asked whether HiSAM will be included on the venue matrix. Mr. Johnson could
complete the form and include costs that SFCA might be able to cover – for example
transportation, food, etc. Ms. de Silva commented that transportation cost is a large portion of
the FestPAC budget. Mr. Johnson assured Commissioners that SFCA is committed and can also
assist with transportation needs of neighbor island participants.
Ms. Lum also thanked Mr. Johnson for his presentation and support. As he mentioned, DBEDT
reached out to SFCA requesting the organization serve as a sub-committee member to assist withthe kuleana of DBEDT’s role over Festival budget oversight and procurement. Ms. Lum statedthat it would be helpful if Mr. Johnson or a member of his staff could advise DBEDT on thesematters.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā asked Mr. Johnson if there were any opportunities to leverage his or staff
experience in applying for national grants. Chair will work through SFCA related to funding
opportunities at the national level. Regarding programmatic considerations, Chair requested thatas SFCA acquires art that they focus on Hawaiʻi art for the year of FestPAC. Mr. Johnsonagreed that SFCA would be able to assist in that way.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā asked about SFCA’s experience working with the Smithsonian Institute. Mr.
Johnson mentioned that Ms. Lynn Martin Graton and Mr. Kalewa Correa have been involved.
Chair expressed his thanks to Ms. Martin Graton for joining the FestPAC meetings and that herkōkua (assistance) is greatly appreciated.
UPDATE ON POTENTIAL ADMINISTRATION FOR NATIVE AMERICANS (ANA)
GRANT APPLICATION FOR FUNDING OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMMINGChair Ka‘anā‘anā stated that the ANA grant is one that he is considering and that Mr. McComber
attended the informational workshops. Chair acknowledged that there has never been adiscussion related to grant applications and that either the Chair needs to be delegated authority

Minutes of the Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
Monday, May 3, 2021 at 2:30pm via ZOOMPage 6 of 7or individuals could be tasked to apply for specific grant opportunities on behalf of theCommission. He would like a discussion about the ANA grant opportunity because theapplication deadline will be in June.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā introduced Mr. McComber who attended three days of informational
workshop sessions about the grant application process.
Mr. McComber reported that the application deadline is June 30, 2021. All projects must begin
on September 30, 2021. The award notifications will be made between September 13-30 andawards given for one to three years. There are two “strands” in the ANA grant opportunties ineither Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) or Native Languages Preservationand Maintenance (P&M). Applicants are allowed to submit an application for (1) SEDS strandand (1) P&M strand. However, two applications cannot be submitted for the same strand.
Mr. McComber will send the information materials to Chair Ka‘anā‘anā.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā asked Ms. Ahn for guidance regarding the extent of disclosing details in a
proposal especially if there are competitive advantages in not disclosing the details in a publicmeeting. Ms. Ahn confirmed that the Chair may use his discretion in describing the proposal
during a public meeting.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā stated that at the next meeting, he will be requesting authority to apply for theANA grant and for the delegation of authority, in general, to apply for future grant opportunities.
DISCUSSION OF PRELIMINARY FESTIVAL BUDGET
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā asked Ms. Sanders to share the budget document on screen. He commented
that his intention in developing the budget was to get everyone’s attention. The total budget
amount is $26 million.
Although in 2021, there were no funds available, he reminded Commissioners that deposits for
the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) Housing and the Hawaiʻi Convention Center havealready been paid since the Festival was initially scheduled for 2020 and these funds werespecifically utilized for those purposes. Chair Ka‘anā‘anā indicated that he used the Festival
Handbook as a guide to develop the budget.
Using the example of the category of Media, Marketing & Sponsorship, Chair Ka‘anā‘anāmentioned that there may be many place holders within budget categories. He would like toexplore the possibility of developing a credentialing portal for media, VIPs, etc.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā indicated that the budget document will be distributed to Commissioners. He
requested that comments be sent back to staff and not to everyone on the email.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā mentioned that there are multiple areas that will overlap. For example,
regarding security, UHM has security, however, Honolulu Police Department (HPD) may beinvolved as well. He asked whether this category should include all activities or whether there
should be cost centers that appear as line items.

Minutes of the Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture
Monday, May 3, 2021 at 2:30pm via ZOOMPage 7 of 7Ms. Salā commented that security should be attached to each venue.
Ms. Lum suggested that it would make sense to build the budget by event and perhaps include
codes for each type of event and expenditure. It also would be important to include a reporting
function to calculate total amounts based upon function areas, too.
Ms. de Silva reminded Commissioners that the budget for the 2020 Festival was $25 million.
She thanked the Chair for developing the revised budget. Chair indicated that Ms. Lum also
assisted in the process.
DISCUSSION ON SUB-COMMITTEE PROGRESS AND FESTIVAL VENUE FORMS
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā indicated that this item will be a recurring agenda item for future meetings.
He reminded Commissioners that as Sub-committees meet, Commissioners need to update theCommission.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā invited the public to again offer comments. Hearing none, he continued with
the next agenda item. Chair Kaʻanāʻanā suggested that Announcements be placed on the agendaof all Commission meetings moving forward.
NEXT MEETING
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā confirmed that the next meeting will be held on May 17, 2021, at 2:30 p.m.
Announcement – Ka Huina is the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association’s (NaHHA) annualconference and will be held virutally in May and June. The public is invited to attend by visiting
www.nahha.com/kahuina for more information.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā adjourned meeting at 3:43 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,Kalani Ka‘anā‘anāChairDate05/13/21