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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.            H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION
REQUESTING A STUDY TO ASCERTAIN THE FEASIBILITY OF AMENDING THE
   HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT TO ALLOW FOR DIRECT ELECTION
   OF MEMBERS.



 1       WHEREAS, the Hawaiian community desires greater
 2   accountability from the public institutions of special
 3   relevance to them; and  
 4   
 5       WHEREAS, Hawaii is an island State where ensuring and
 6   preserving representation from each geographical region is
 7   desirable and necessary; and 
 8   
 9       WHEREAS, the members of the Hawaiian Homes Commission are
10   at present not elected but nominated and appointed by the
11   Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate in
12   accordance with the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, Section 202
13   and Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 26-34; now, therefore, 
14   
15       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
16   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
17   of 2000, the Senate concurring, that the Legislative Reference
18   Bureau shall undertake a study to determine the legal issues
19   involved in amending the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act to allow
20   for direct election of the members of the Hawaiian Homes
21   Commission by their beneficiaries while preserving the system
22   of regional representation embodied in the Hawaiian Homes
23   Commission Act, Section 202 subsection(a); and
24   
25       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, among other things, the
26   Legislative Reference Bureau shall address the following points
27   in its study:
28   
29       (1)  Whether such amendment to the Hawaiian Homes
30            Commission Act would require the consent of the United
31            States Congress;
32   
33       (2)  Whether such amendment would require a further
34            amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution;

 
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 1       (3)  Whether such amendment would be compatible with the
 2            United States Constitution; and
 3   
 4       (4)  In the event such an amendment were enacted, who
 5            should be allowed to run, who should be permitted to
 6            vote, how the seats should be apportioned, and how
 7            such an election should be financed; and
 8   
 9       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a report of the findings
10   pursuant to this request be submitted to the Legislature no
11   later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular
12   Session of 2001; and
13   
14       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
15   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Legislative
16   Reference Bureau.