Kulaniakea

“One member of the Board of directors has a familial relationship to the Executive Director. It has been disclosed to the Board.”

“990 was sent in advance to the Board of Directors for review and 990 was discussed at the Board meeting and voted on.”

“after the disclosure of any conflict of interests, the COO ensured that conflict of interests was handled by staff, not affected/involved in the potential or real conflict of interest. The policy applies to any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest. Once real or potential conflict of interest is disclose, the organization determines whether the conflict exists. if it exists, the conflict of interested is discussed with the rest of the Board, excluding the person with a conflict of interest. The Board discusses opitions and determines the most optimal management solution . Usually it is a transaction without a conflict of interest. If a conflict of interest is unavoidable, then the Board determines the person, who doesn't have a conflict of interests, to overseemanagement and monitoring of the transaction.”

“the compensation by all staff is determined by national and state salary scales, published and available to general public annually. The organization updates its recommendations for salary determination and increased on the annual basis, which is based on a merit review. The Board of Directors reviews the annual salary data, internal scale, and summaries of evaluation review and votes on salaries of employees.”

“the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public on demand in an electronic format.”

“Kulaniakea paid $21,768 for contractual services to non-employees/independent contractors: $17,000 to Illustrator and Hawaiian Language Editor, $1,269 to various Hawaiian cultural practitioners, and $3,499 for website development & hosting.”