Board of Commissioners

Unless otherwise specified, the public is invited to attend SFCA Standing Committee and Commission Meetings. All meetings take place in the multipurpose room of the No. 1 Capitol District building, 250 South Hotel Street, Honolulu, 96813 unless otherwise noted. Meetings and agendas are posted just prior to the meetings on the State of Hawai‘i Calendar of Events. Enter “State Foundation on Culture and the Arts” in the search bar. Meeting dates are published in the SFCA’s email newsletter (subscribe here) and on our website event calendar.

Decisions about grants, artwork purchases, and more are made by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Board of Commissioners. Meetings are currently being held in-person and virtually on Zoom, and the public is invited to attend. Appointed by the state governor, the Board of Commissioners oversees the Executive Director, provides input, and approves spending. Commissioners are volunteers and do not receive compensation for their duties.

• Individuals may submit written testimony on posted agenda items in advance of the meeting via email to [email protected] or by mail addressed to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813.
• Individuals interested in signing up to provide oral testimony on posted agenda items at the meeting may submit their name, email, and phone number to [email protected]. Testimony presented during the meeting will be limited to three minutes each.