CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 125

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1635
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1635, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND TRUST," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to facilitate the resolution
of public land trust issues by:

     (1)  Establishing a joint committee to study and make
          recommendations on all outstanding anticipated public
          land trust issues;

     (2)  Requiring the Auditor to coordinate the resolution of
          public land trust issues;

     (3)  Requiring the joint committee and the Legislative
          Auditor to submit progress reports to the Legislature

 
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          prior to the 2000 Regular Session and final reports to
          the Legislature prior to the 2001 Regular Session; and

     (4)  Appropriating funds for activities relating to the
          resolution of the public land trust issues.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended the
measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the provisions that establish the joint
          committee to oversee the resolution of the public land
          trust;

     (2)  Requiring that the inventory be completed in one year;

     (3)  Amending section 10-13.3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to
          provide interim revenue to the Office of Hawaiian
          Affairs in the amount of $16,060,000;

     (4)  Stating that the revenues paid under section 10-13.3,
          Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be credited against any
          amount settled upon between the State and the Office of
          Hawaiian Affairs to resolve public land trust
          controversies; and

     (5)  Appropriating $16,060,000 for fiscal year 1999-2000 to
          be transferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1635, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1635, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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PAUL T. OSHIRO,  Co-Chair          COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
NATHAN SUZUKI, Co-Chair            CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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SOL P. KAHO`OHALAHALA, Member      ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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EZRA R. KANOHO, Member             JONATHAN CHUN, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SCOTT K. SAIKI, Member             DAVID Y. IGE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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GALEN FOX, Member                  BRIAN KANNO, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   JOE TANAKA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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                                   WHITNEY ANDERSON, Member


 
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