THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

      MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1999


      COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
                        1:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 225

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
            (Deferred from February 1, 1999)


SB 952        RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION            WLH, JDC
           Authorizes  the  election  of  the  members  of the
           Hawaiian Homes Commission by Hawaiian voters.

SB 571        RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST                WLH, WAM
           INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS
           Extends the  Hawaiian  Home  Lands Trust Individual
           Claims Review Panel until December 31, 2001.

SB 567        MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT              WLH, WAM
           OF DAMAGES FOR HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST
           INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS
           Appropriates  funds   for   payments  to  claimants
           awarded damages by  the  Hawaiian  Home Lands Trust
           Individual Claims Review Panel.

SB 1105       MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR                WLH, WAM
           LEGAL SERVICES FOR DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN 
           HOME LANDS INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS REVIEW
           
SB 569        RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT            WLH, WAM
           Allows  Department  of   Hawaiian  Home  Lands  the
           authority to hire its own staff attorney.

SB 451        RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE         WLH, WAM
           MANAGEMENT
           Reduces the number of  members of the Commission on
           Water Resource Management appointed by the Governor
           subject to confirmation by the  Senate from 4 to 3.
           Requires one  member  of  the  commission  to  be a
           representative from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
           Reduces the membership  of the nominating committee
           from 4 to 3 members.

SB 463        RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION                  WLH, WAM
           Specifies that one of the non-county members of the
           Land Use  Commission  be  a  representative  of the
           Office of Hawaiian Affairs.


 
SB 464        RELATING TO THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL            WLH, WAM
           RESOURCES
           Specifies that 1 of  the  2 at-large members of the
           Board  of   Land   and   Natural   Resources  by  a
           representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

SB 461        RELATING TO HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS                            WLH
           Expands the authority of the chair of the Office of
           Hawaiian Affairs to lease government-owned Hawaiian
           fishponds.

SB 1146       RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION            WLH, WAM
           ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED
           Permits   Hawaiian   Homes   lessees   to  transfer
           interests with the  approval  of the Department, to
           qualify  relatives  of   at   least  1/4  Hawaiian:
           husband, wife, children, or grandchildren.

SB 556        RELATING TO THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL                  WLH, JDC
           ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
           Provides for the election of the Office of Hawaiian
           Affairs through  a  system  of  primary and general
           elections while  still  maintaining the nonpartisan
           character of the office.

SB 568        RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION                    WLH, WAM
           Establishes a burial  site  program  within DLNR to
           assist island burial  councils  with their mandated
           responsibilities.      Clarifies   and  strengthens
           various laws relating to the preservation of native
           Hawaiian burial sites and artifacts.



                   No testimony will be accepted.


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