Commission on the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC)
MEETING

Commission on the 13thFestival of Pacific Arts &Culture
Chair
Kalani KaʻanāʻanāHawaiʻi Tourism Authority
Vice - Chair
Makanani SalāCity & County of Honolulu

Monday, July 26, 2021
2:30 p.m.
This meeting will be held via teleconference as authorized by the Governor’s
Twenty-First Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency dated June
7, 2021.
Live streaming via Zoom on DBEDT Facebook:

Commissioners
Maenette Ah Nee-Benham, Ph.D.
Governor’s Designee
Snowbird BentoCommunity
Māpuana de SilvaCommunity
Sen. Jarrett Keohokālole
Hawaiʻi State Senate

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Materials for this agenda and minutes of this meeting will be available at:Mike McCartney
Dept. Of Business, Economic
Development & Tourism
Rep. Richard Onishi
Hawai‘i State House ofRepresentatives
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
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Mail: P.O. Box 2359
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96804
festpachawaii.org
festpachawaii

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AGENDAI.

Call to OrderII.

Public Testimony on Agenda Items

III.

Approval of June 7, 2021 Meeting Minutes

IV.

Report on Permitted Interactions

V.

Enactment of SB 696 Relating to the Festival of Pacific Arts (Act103, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021)
A.
B.

Extending the Commission to August 31, 2025
Authorizing a permitted interaction under the Sunshine Law
for the Commission

VI.

Discussion on Commissioners’ Terms

VII.

Discussion on Festival Director

VIII.

Discussion on Festival Venues

IX.

Discussion of Revisions to the Festival Budget

X.

Discussion on Festival Sub-Committees
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

Defining Sub-Committees
Organizational Chart
2021 Workplan
Objectives, Timeline & Milestones
Developing Workplan Templates for Sub-Committees
Development of Sub-Committee Progress Reports Template

XI.

Discussion on Honorary Festival Chair

XII.

Public Testimony on Agenda Items

XIII.

Announcements

XIV.

Next Meeting – August 09, 2021

XV.

Adjournment

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