Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2400 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide interim revenue to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the Hawaiian Caucus of the Twenty First Legislature and a concerned individual. Ka Lahui Hawaii and two concerned individuals testified in opposition to this measure.

Your Committee finds that general funds may be needed to enable the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to pursue its mission and to assure continuity of Office of Hawaiian Affairs programs that benefit native Hawaiians.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the dollar amount of the appropriation to ensure further discussion.

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. 2400, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2400, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.