STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2560

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2843
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2843 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION
     ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide for the more
effective administration and disposal of Hawaiian home lands.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will help native
Hawaiians by clarifying what can be leased on Hawaiian home
lands, namely improvements, such as structures, and allowing an
open bid instead of a sealed bid process.  The flexibility and
the transparency of affordable lease rates through the open bid
process will widen the opportunity for native Hawaiians to take
advantage of the Hawaiian home lands system and its objectives.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2843 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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