Court reporters must be paid for transcripts they produce, said Yuklin Aluli, an attorney representing KAHEA. “It was obvious to me we needed transcripts,” she said, declining to disclose how much OHA is paying. “We’ve been trying to get it subsidized by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from the outset. ”The office, a semi-autonomous state agency tasked with improving the well-being of Native Hawaiians, did not immediately respond Friday to requests for comment about assisting with the transcripts. “We are totally grateful for any assistance,” Pisciotta said, “but it doesn’t fix the problem. ”If Pisciotta is unhappy, she can opt out of receiving a password to access the 10,000 pages of....MORE
