Hope Services Hawaii Inc

“The Organizatios members consist of the incumbent Roman Catholic Bishop of Honolulu or his canonical equivalent as determined by competent authority of the Roman Catholic Church Chair, The Vicar General of the Diocese of Honolulu or his canonical equivalent as determined by competent authority of the Roman Catholic Church The finance officer of the Diocese of Honolulu and three other individuals appointed by the Bishop of Honolulu from time to time for terms of three years.”

“Directors are elected to the board by the members of the corporation.”

“An affirmative vote of a majority of the members represented and voting, including the chair of the members, is required to take or do any of the following actions 1. Initiate and adopt any amendment or repeal of the bylaws 2. Adopt any amendments of the articles 3. Adopt any plan of merger or consolidation of the corporation 4. Approve the sale, lease, exchange or pledge of all of the personal property assets of the corporation or of such substantial part thereof as would render continued operation impracticable 5. Consent to the appointment of the chief executive officer of the corporation - the CEO. Authorize the sale, exchange or mortgage of any of the real property assets of the corporation 7. Authorize the voluntary dissolution of the corporation or revoke proceedings therefor 8. Adopt a plan for the distribution of the assets of the corporation and 9. Review and approve or disapprove the mission guidelines of the corporation.”

“The CEO and Board of Directors review the Form 990 prior to filing. A draft copy of the Form 990 is sent by the CEO to the Board via email. The Board is provided time to review, ask questions, and approve the 990 prior to filing. If time allows for the Board to receive, review with the auditor presentation in a Board meeting, and then vote.”

“The Organization conflict of interest policy is included in its employee handbook. The Organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces its employees compliance with the handbook. Employees are required to sign an Acknowledgment of receipt of the Hope Services Hawaii, Inc. personnel policies handbook for employees. There is also an additional conflict of interest policy for the Governing Board. Board of Directors are required to sign a Disclosure Statement at least annually and have a duty to inform the CEO at any time during the year of a potential conflict. Based on the policy, a Director is prohibited from participating in the Governing Body deliberations and decisions on transactions where conflicts exist.”

“The process for determining compensation of the CEO included a review and approval by members of the Board and used comparable data documentation includesAA description of the compensation and benefits and the date it was approved.BIdentifying members of the Board who were present during the discussion about compensation and benefits and the results of the vote.CA description of the comparability data relied upon and how the data was obtained.DAny actions taken such as abstaining from discussion and vote with respect to consideration of the compensation by anyone who is otherwise a member of the Board but who had a conflict of interest with respect to the decision on the compensation and benefits.”

“The Organization provides its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements to the public upon request.”

“HOPE Services Hawaii, Inc. is classified as a tax exempt organization under Section 501 c 3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from Federal and State income taxes.Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require uncertain tax positions to be recognized in the financial statements if they are more likely than not to fail upon regulatory examination. Management has evaluated HOPE Services tax position as of August 31, 2020, and for the year then ended by reviewing its income tax returns and conferring with its tax advisors, and determined that HOPE Services had no uncertain tax positions required to be reported in accordance with such generally accepted accounting principles.”