STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1326

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

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




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1635, S.D. 2, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill as received by your Committee was
to reconvene the joint legislative committee to study and make
recommendations on resolving issues related to the public land
trust, and to appropriate unspecified dollar amounts for the
ceded land payments to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Office of the Attorney General.

     Testimony in opposition to this bill was received from the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiian Political Action Council of
Hawaii, and several private citizens.  Additional comments were
submitted by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

     Your Committee finds that the timely settlement of ceded
land issues is of great importance to both the State and the
Hawaiian community.  To facilitate that settlement both parties
must have access to information necessary in arriving at an
equitable settlement.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting its
substance and inserting provisions to accomplish the following:

     (1)  Establish a new joint committee to study and make
          recommendations on all outstanding issues relating to
          the public land trust;

     (2)  Requiring the joint committee to report 20 days prior
          to the legislative sessions of 2000 and 2001;

     (3)  Authorize the auditor to complete a comprehensive
          inventory and mapping database of all lands within the
          public land trust and the lands currently subject to
          Section 5(f) of the Admission Act; and

     (4)  Appropriating necessary funds to cover the expenses
          incurred by the joint committee and the auditor.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 1635, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1635, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the
Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair