The Office of Hawaiian Affairs recently updated their rules for non-profit grantees prohibiting the use of OHA grant funds for executive expense account reimbursements, especially with regard to out of state junkets and particularly staff "training trips" to the mainland.Inquiries directed specifically to Akaku: Maui Community Television CEO and President Jay April asking for an explanation of how he can justify and authorize the expenditure of Public Educational and Govermental, PEG Access funds on personal reimbursement expenditures for mainland travel, food, water, gasoline, continuing education, hotel rooms, car rental, more food and other personal expenses for himself, Akaku CEO/President Jay April, than the entire annual budget of PEG Access Community Television funds he has authorized for the entire Island of Lanai, continue to go unanswered.
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