STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3558

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 156
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs, to
which was referred H.C.R. No. 156, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF
     HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO COMMISSION A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE
     SECURITY OF THE 5(F) TRUST ASSETS IN LIGHT OF THE RICE V.
     CAYETANO U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs commission a study to determine the security of
trust assets currently under the management of the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs in light of the Rice v. Cayetano decision.

     Testimony in support of the measure was provided by the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     Based on the concerns raised by the U.S. Supreme Court's
ruling on the Rice v. Cayetano case, your Committee finds that
the best interest of the Hawaiian community at this juncture will
be served if the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is encouraged to
investigate whether threats to ceded lands assets exist as a
result of changes to the trustee selection process mandated under
that decision.

     Your Committee is aware that other measures addressing
concerns over the outcome of the Rice v. Cayetano decision are
moving through the legislative process.  It is your Committee's
intent that through the adoption of this measure, the Office of

 
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Hawaiian Affairs will address in its study any other concern or
issue that may be enacted or adopted by the Legislature this
session that deals with the Rice v. Cayetano decision.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water, Land, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of H.C.R. No. 156, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Water, Land, and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

 
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