Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1361 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a Hawaiian affairs task force, jointly chaired by the house and senate, to research and suggest options for the future of the Hawaiian people.

Testimony in support was submitted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Department of Hawaiian home lands, Ka Lahui Hawaii, and Hui Ka Ko'o Aina Ho'opulapula.

Your Committee finds that this bill will encourage discussion and promote research for the betterment of the Hawaiian community. In order to ensure the input from a broad cross-section of the Hawaiian community, your Committee has amended this bill by adding Hui Ka Ko'o Aina Ho'opulapula to the task force membership.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1361, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1361, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.