The November 5, 2026 monthly meeting (10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Entrepreneur Sandbox, 643 Ilalo St Suite 1000, Honolulu, with a Zoom option) centers on member training on the Policies and Procedures Manual 2.0, along with reports from staff, the Survey Committee, and the Treasurer. The documents are the agenda, the training slides, and the draft minutes of the September 17, 2026 annual meeting, which are up for approval.
Meeting Documents
- SILC Meeting Agenda 11-5-2026 for Statewide Independent Living Council Monthly Meeting
Agenda for the November 5, 2026 monthly meeting. After approving the agenda and the September 17, 2026 minutes, the Council hears the SILC Activities Report, Survey Committee updates on the community needs assessment portal, distribution plan, and data collection timeline, and the Treasurer's report on October financial statements. Members then receive training on the Policies and Procedures Manual 2.0 and discuss possible action on an interim policy requiring a full Council vote to approve all official communications, in place of approval by the Chair, Vice Chair, and Executive Director. Other items include collecting signed member acknowledgment, Code of Ethics, and annual conflict of interest forms, a report back from the APRIL Annual Conference, and updates on December ethics training, FY 2027 meeting dates, and the December quarterly meeting. Testimony is three minutes per person per topic, with extensions available as a disability accommodation; accommodation requests go to Amanda Lowe at (808) 585-7452 or amanda@hawaiisilc.org.
- FINAL SILC P&P Member Training for Statewide Independent Living Council Monthly Meeting
A 32-slide member training on the Hawaii SILC Policies and Procedures Manual. It covers accessibility expectations, rules for speaking or testifying for the Council (Chair and Vice Chair approval required), Council funds (the Executive Director may approve payments up to $500), and travel reimbursement. It also covers membership terms (three years, up to two consecutive terms), attendance expectations, professional conduct, conflict of interest rules with practice scenarios, and the nine commitments of the Code of Ethics, last revised September 17, 2026. The training closes with the forms members must sign: the Code of Ethics acknowledgment, the Member Acknowledgment and Agreement Form, and the yearly Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement and Professional Conduct acknowledgment.
- SILC Minutes 2026-09-17 Draft for Statewide Independent Living Council Monthly Meeting
Draft minutes of the September 17, 2026 annual meeting, held in person and on Zoom with ASL interpretation. The Council heard a quarterly financial report (about $25,000 in revenue, $30,000 in expenses, and a $205,000 cash balance), reports from Access to Independence and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii, and updates from community partners including CDS, HDRC, CFADAR, LDAH, the DD Council, and the State Rehabilitation Council. Members amended Section 4, Item 4 of the Policies and Procedures Manual, adopted eligible funds and investment policies, and approved the community needs assessment survey. The FY 2027 Executive Committee was elected by acclamation: Patrick Gartside (Chair), Philip Ana (Vice Chair), Donald Sakamoto (Secretary), Annette Tashiro (Treasurer), and Judy Guajardo (Member at Large). The Chair also reviewed FY 2027 committees and appointed committee chairs.
