MINUTES OF THE COMMISSION ON THE 13TH FESTIVAL OF
PACIFIC ARTS & CULTURE (FestPAC) MEETINGMONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022, AT 3:00 PM
VIA VIRTUAL APPLICATION ZOOM: VIDEO / AUDIO CONFERENCE
Commission Members Present were:
Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā, Chair
Maenette Ah Nee-Benham
Snowbird Bento
Māpuana de Silva
Sylvia Hussey
Jamie Lum

-Richard Onishi-Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA) Designee(Arrived at 3:07 p.m.)
Governor’s Designee
Community Member At-Large
Community Member At-Large
Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)
Department of Business, Economic Development
and Tourism (DBEDT)House Speaker’s Designee

Dawn Amano-Ige
Stephan Bradley
Maka Casson-FisherUʻi Kūaliʻi
Lynn Martin Graton
Ngahiraka Mason
Kureha Pambid
Aaron SalāMālia Sanders
Kanoe Takitani-Puahi
Margo Vitarelli-First Lady
Public Member
Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority
Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association
Public Member
Public Member
East-West Center
Festival Director
Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association
Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association
Public Member

Gregg Kinkley
Timothy Tiu
Scott Tome
Marlene Hiraoka-Office of the Attorney General
DBEDT
DBEDT
DBEDT-Senate President’s Designee
City and County of Honolulu Designee

Guests:Staff:

Apologies:
Jarrett Keohokālole
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CALL TO ORDER
At 3:05 p.m., Ms. Lum on behalf of Chair Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā welcomed all present via Zoom
and Facebook Live and noted that no members of the public was present at the public meeting
location. Ms. Sanders offered her assistance to conduct roll call of Commissioners: Chair, Ms.
Ah Nee-Benham, Ms. de Silva, Ms. Lum, Mr. Onishi, Ms. Bento, Ms. Hussey.
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā arrived at 3:06pm and apologized for his delay and proceeded with themeeting agenda. Chair welcomed First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige and thanked her for doing thewehena (opening) for today’s meeting.
Mrs. Ige thanked Chair and Commissioners and expressed that it is an honor to share about
events at Washington Place. She shared that 2022 marks the 175th Anniversary of Washington
Place. The home was completed by Captain John and Mary Dominis in 1847, and was occupiedby Queen Lili‘uokalani, seven territorial governors and eight state governors. Mrs. Ige
acknowledged that the home endured many challenges, celebrated family milestones andwitnessed historic events that would shape Hawai‘i’s history. Washington Place also became aNational Historic Landmark. The theme of this year’s commemoration is E Ola Mau I Ke Kumu,
a strong foundation to grow and thrive, and recognizes the role that Washington Place has played
as the foundation for Hawai‘i’s leaders.
Queen Lili‘uokalani was a gifted musician and wrote songs at Washington Place,ʻOnipa‘a, KaWilili Wai and also completed Aloha ‘Oe there. A treasured item is the Queen’s koa (nativeforest acacia tree) piano which was made in New York, sent back to Honolulu and presented tothe Queen at ʻIolani Palace in 1892. The piano is in fine tune and Mr. Aaron Salā has played thepiano during Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino’s visit to Hawai‘i.
The opening ceremony of the 175th Anniversary of Washington Place, that honored the Queenand her music, was emceed by Chair Ka‘anā‘anā. The opening included a hula presentation by2,300 fourth graders from across the state who danced E Liliʻu e virtually along with threeschools that were represented at the home that day. It was wonderful to see students performingand learning about the Queen through hula (dance). Mrs. Ige received so many positive
comments even from Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York and other places from grandparents whowatched the performance. It was an example of how we can bring people together and shareabout Hawai‘i’s culture, customs and traditions.
The music of the Queen was featured throughout the weekend. The Royal Hawaiian Bandperformed the Queen’s music during a public concert and open house. The Royal Hawaiian
Band was also known as the Hawaiian band and often performed for the Queen during birthdays
and other celebrations.
Mrs. Ige shared an invitation to visit Washington Place for a tour. The second floor wasrenovated a couple of years ago and is now open to the public. A new exhibit there was curated
by De Soto Brown from the Bishop Museum and designed by Drew Broderick of Koa Gallery at
Kapiʻolani Community College in commemoration of the 175th Anniversary.
Chair thanked the First Lady for sharing today’s wehena.

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PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā invited members of the public to testify on the agenda items. Hearing none, heproceeded with the rest of the agenda items.
APPROVAL OF MARCH 14, 2022, MEETING MINUTESThe March 14, 2022, minutes were distributed and reviewed by Commissioners. Chair asked if
there were any comments or changes to the minutes. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to bemade and it was made by Mr. Onishi, seconded by Ms. Ah Nee-Benham. Ms. Hussey abstained
from voting since she did not attend that meeting. A roll call vote was requested with thefollowing Commissioners approving the motion to approve the minutes of March 14, 2022:
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā, Ms. Ah Nee-Benham, Ms. Bento, Ms. de Silva, Ms. Lum, Mr. Onishi.
Motion to adopt the March 14, 2022, minutes, unamended, was approved.
REPORT ON PERMITTED INTERACTIONS, PURSUANT TO ACT 103, SESSIONLAWS OF HAWAIʻI 2021
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā reported that the Venues committee met on March 28, 2022 and details will becovered later in the agenda.
PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVECOMMITTEE UPDATE
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā deferred since no meeting was held.
PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION REGARDING VENUES AND
PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE UPDATE
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā turned over this portion of the meeting to Ms. Lum who reported on theVenues and Programming Committee (VC). FD Salā will share more details in his reportcovered later in the agenda.
Ms. Lum continued by reporting that locations at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa,specifically McCarthy Mall will be the main venue for the Festival Village and Legacy Path will
be a shared space for various demonstrations and activities. Regarding the Festival Village, theVC are exploring whether to allow delegations to build wooden structures for theirexhibit/demonstration or utilize tents, tables, chairs.
During the VC’s discussion, direction was given to the FD to pursue actions that would take themost resources. Other suggestions made were to seek volunteers and donated time for labor byworking with unions and other groups such as the apprenticeship program at Honolulu
Community College to build the structures. The Legacy Path will be a less formal space.
As a follow-up, the FD and Ms. Pambid will be adding more details to the shared diagrams andalso will be developing a revised budget. In addition, the FD and Mr. Onishi will be contacting
groups that might be able to help with the Festival Village by donating their time. Once venue
plans are solidified the VC will focus on programming considerations.

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PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION REGARDING THE FESTIVAL
DIRECTOR REPORTFestival Director (FD) shared the landing page of FestPAC’s website. He indicated that they arein the process of migrating over to a new server. He acknowledged Ms. Kanoe Takitani-Puahi
from Native Hawaiian Hospitality Assocation (NaHHA) who located the image and worked withthe contractor to develop the landing page. The landing page will remain, as is, until thissummer.
The FD reported that the 35th meeting of the Council of Pacific Arts and Culture (CPAC) will
convene on April 12, 2022 and will continue through Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
The FD reported on the programming pillars that the Commission previously approved:
Hana Noʻeau (applied arts – Festival Village) Heart of the Festival
Hōʻikeʻike (performing arts) will be at Andrew’s Amphitheatre and ancillary venues)
Hōʻikekiʻi (visual arts – probably at Community Colleges and ancillary venues)
Meaʻai (culinary arts – FV, ancillary venues)
ʻAha Moananuiākea (Symposium – Community Colleges)
Nā Hana Pākuʻi (fringe – ancillary venues)
Special Events
The FD continued by reporting that the Festival Venue will be at McCarthy Mall and Legacy
Path. He shared the schematic map/diagram of these venues. He continued by sharing that theFestival Village will be a series of dwellings from individual countries. We should be expecting
upwards of 28 delegations to participate in 2024 and there is enough space. As he reported on
Legacy Path, he stressed the importance of getting delegations to work together. Delegations candemonstrate artworks; etc. however, the Legacy Path is intended to be inclusive in bringing
delegation representatives together with a common activity such as weaving, etc. Activities suchas weaving, lomi (massage), and other art forms would be jointly presented by delegations. The
Legacy Path will be grouped according to art/cultural practice.
The FD indicated that since the Festival Village is the process of being further refined, he will
begin to develop an overall budget. The next steps would be for the VC to meet regularly, before
Commission meetings. He hopes a budget will be approved by June 2022.
Chair thanked the FD for his report and commented that one of the advantages of the FestivalVillage being located at UH Mānoa is that delegates’ housing will be on-campus. As such, wewill save on ground transportation since the Festival Village will be accessible by walking tocampus.
Mr. Onishi indicated that a discussion regarding meals for the delegations occurred and that theFestival being held at UH Mānoa can conveniently provide for two meals per day. The VC willneed to work with Ms. Bento regarding programming and venue locations for respective
programs. The Committee is very excited with the anticipation of the Festival.

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PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION REGARDING THE 35TH
COUNCIL OF PACIFIC ARTS AND CULTURE (CPAC) MEETING IN APRIL 2022
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā reported that he will be representing Chair de Silva at CPAC. Mr. Monte
McComber and FD will be representing Hawai‘i at the Ministers Meeting. During thesemeetings, an update on the 13th FestPAC will be reported. In addition, Mr. McComber will bereporting on the Youth Ambassador program that Hawai‘i has been championing. Chairemphasized that CPAC and Ministers meetings are important because it is an opportunity toshare updates about what to expect at the 13th Festival in Hawai‘i. The host nation typicallychairs CPAC and because Hawai‘i is hosting the 2024 FestPAC, we are given the chairmanship.
The Pacific Regional Cultural Strategy will also be discussed at CPAC which is a ten-year planfor the region.
Ms. de Silva commented that since 2000 she has been Hawai‘i’s representative at CPAC. WhenHawai‘i became the host, she became Chair of CPAC. New delegates were needed to represent
Hawai‘i and Mr. McComber and the FD will be assuming the role as representatives for Hawai‘i.
Ms. de Silva thanked the Chair for stepping in at these upcoming meetings. She expressedmahalo (sincere gratitude) to the Chair.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS
Chair invited the public to again offer comments. Hearing none, he moved into announcements.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
No announcements were made at this meeting.
NEXT MEETING – MAY 16, 2022
The next FestPAC Commission meeting is confirmed for Monday, May 16, 2022, at 3:00 – 5:00
pm to East-West Center. The Logistics team will contact Commissioners regarding proper attire.
Ms. de Silva also requested that parking passes be secured for Commissioners.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Ka‘anā‘anā adjourned meeting at 3:52 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā
Chair

05/15/2022
DateFestPAC Venue Committee Meeting
Monday, May 9, 2022
3:00 p.m. via Zoom
Minutes
Attendees: Jamie Lum (Chair), Snowbird Bento, Representative Richard Onishi, Kēhaulani Puʻu,Aaron SalāThe purpose of the meeting was to get an update from Festival Director Salā about his ongoing
discussions with UH-Mānoa. Ms. Lum turned the meeting over to FD Salā.
FD Salā reported that he has had ongoing discussions with UH. UH would like a comprehensive
list of needs for the Festival so that they can make sure that they are able to address all ourneeds, which Director Salā is compiling.
FD Salā stated the work of this committee will become more focused once the commission
takes the campus tour on May 16th and we can begin to visualize how we want to plan out thespace, especially for the Festival Village. Once all the venue work is complete, the committee
will focus its efforts on programming.
Discussion
Ms. Bento, who joined the meeting from Tahiti, said that she is hearing from people in thePacific region that there is concern about biosecurity and the need to have all the procedures inplace now. There are also issues with obtaining visas – many of the places where the PacificIslanders can go for visa interviews are currently shut down (for example, Fiji).
Members agreed that sending a delegation to Washington DC to discuss these types of issues
with the appropriate agencies is critical.
Follow-up Items
1. Rep. Onishi volunteered to check on the schedule of our Congressional delegates to see
when they will be in Hawaiʻi and when they will be in Washington DC.
2. Pending: FD Salā will schedule a meeting with Rep. Onishi to discuss meeting with thecarpenters union, BIA, and other industry groups about the possibility of donating laborfor construction of structures for the Festival Village.

1Admin/Fund Development Committee Meeting
Monday May 2, 2022
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Attendance Commissioners: Maenette Benham, Kalani Kaʻanāʻanā, Jared Keohokalole , Sylvia HusseyFestival Director Aaron SalāCommittee Reviewed/Discussed:
1. FD briefed the committee on SPC, CPAC, and FestPAC:o Organizational structure: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is the primary council
under which resides the Council the Pacific Arts and Culture (CPAC). Within CPAC there is a
FestPAC Work Group. Hawaiʻi Representation includes: SPC - Commissioner Māpuana deSilva, CPAC – Chair/Commissioner Kalani Kaʻanāʻāna, FestPAC Work Group – MonteMcComber (Chairs the Youth Leadership Conference).
o FD shared his presentation to SPC and will share the presentation with full commission.
o FD shared a Draft of a FestPAC evaluative report, November 30, 2021, led by a consulting

team from TiPau Ltd. in partnership with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). This is
an informative report that the FD will share with the full commission. Admin Committee
members will review the report and recommendations as it will be informative to FestPAC 2024.

Take away from the meeting is that FestPAC Hawaiʻi should have clear, transparent
communication channel to SPC, CPAC and FestPAC Work Group through regularizedpresentations by the FD.
o NOTE: CPAC is considering holding an extraordinary meeting of its committee in Honolulu in
the fall of 2022. More information forthcoming.
2. FD updated the committee on the Budget and Fund Development:o Shared the current budget and discussed current efforts to realign the budget to current
planning. This is an evolving effort as FD works with Venues and Program Committee as wellas other cost (potential) areas. We hope to have a revised budget by June 2022.
o Fund Development: FD is discussing support with Congressional delegation, Hawaii State
Legislature, and NEA.
3. FDs Current Actions:o Bio secruity meeting in process
o Travel w/State Department – requesting support from Commissioner Keohokalole and Sen.
Schatz’s office to help facilitate VISA acquisitiono Updating UHM Housing contract – requesting support from Commissioner Benhamo MOA with UH in process (UH and DBEDT)
4. Updates:o Website on track.
o Continued discussion regarding potential launch for fund and friend raising in partnershipwith the Hawaii Symphony at the Waikīkī Shell tentative date July 2,2022.
oFD Salā will report on the above efforts in his Festival Director Report at the June FestPAC Commission
Meeting.