THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1999


     COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

                        2:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 225

  DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
             (Deferred from March 12, 1999)


SCR 22        RELATING TO SELF-DETERMINATION FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS  WLH, TIA

SCR 55        REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT       WLH, WAM
           AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

SCR 57        REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF VARIOUS EXECUTIVE             WLH, WAM
           DEPARTMENTS REGARDING CEDED LAND REVENUES

HB 990,       MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR LEGAL          WLH, WAM
HD 1          SERVICES FOR DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS 
           INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS
           Appropriates  emergency  funds  to  cover personnel
           costs of $97,216 for the Individual Claims Unit for
           the  four-month  remaining  period  of  fiscal year
           1998-99.

HB 1095,      RELATING TO THE REVIEW OF THE SALARIES OF THE        WLH, WAM
HD 1          TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
           Pre-starts the four-year  cycle  for the process to
           review the salaries of  the  trustees of the Office
           of Hawaiian Affairs.

HB 1114,      RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, WLH, WAM
HD 1          AS AMENDED
           Authorizes  transfer   of   a   homestead  lessee's
           interest to a spouse,  child,  or grandchild who is
           at least one-quarter Hawaiian.

HB 1188       RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE                          WLH
           Clarifies that  the  Commission  on Water Resources
           Management  has  exclusive  jurisdiction  and final
           authority in matters relating to the code.


                   No testimony will be accepted.

For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-7793.