Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 157, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to address the issue of how the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) selects candidates to be considered by the Governor for appointment to the Island Burial Councils and to hold DLNR accountable for its decisions to include or eliminate qualified candidates from the list sent to the Governor for appointment.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawaii Nei, and four individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution. The Office of the Governor and DLNR opposed this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 157, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.