STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2127

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3181
                                        S.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 S.B. No. 3181 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate $2,500,000 to
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the purpose of funding a
process by which native Hawaiians may register to be a subject of
the Kingdom of Hawaii or a citizen of the United States of
America.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Hawaiian Political Action Council of Hawaii and four private
citizens.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kukahi testified in
opposition to the measure.

     Under the measure, the registration of native Hawaiians
shall include:

     (1)  Registration for a Monarchy position;

     (2)  Registration of subjects of the Kingdom of Hawaii which
          includes:

          (A)  Identification cards;

          (B)  Right to travel cards;


 
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          (C)  Passports;

          (D)  Certificates of citizenship; and

          (E)  Voting registration;

          and

     (3)  Registration of a government official position.

     Your Committee believes that the measure provides an
opportunity for native Hawaiians to register their preference on
the matter of sovereignty in a very personal and therefor,
meaningful way.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the specific appropriated amount;

     (2)  Deleting the reference to a trust fund to be overseen
          by a body such as the Native Hawaiian Women League of
          Voters; and

     (3)  Making numerous technical, nonsubstantive amendments
          for the purposes of clarity and style.

     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 is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 3181, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B.
No. 3181, S.D. 1, and 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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