STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1900

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.R. No. 122
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No.
122 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO
     ESTABLISH WORKING GROUPS ON EACH ISLAND TO IDENTIFY,
     EXAMINE, AND RESOLVE OUTSTANDING LAND USE ISSUES AND THEIR
     IMPACT ON THE HAWAIIAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN PEOPLES AND THEIR
     CULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Office of
Planning to establish working groups on each island to identify,
examine, and resolve outstanding land issues and their impact on
the Hawaiian and native Hawaiian peoples and culture.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 122,
and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair