STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1541
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1285
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1285, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN HEALING PRACTICES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to maintain the cultural right of native Hawaiian healers to practice their discipline by:
(1) Protecting the members of a kupuna council from the threat of being sued in relation to their selection, convening, or certification process;
(2) Expanding the practice to include all traditional Hawaiian healers, rather than only traditional native Hawaiian healers; and
(3) Requiring any kupuna council to be separate and independent from the State.
The Traditional Native Hawaiian Healing Center, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, and a concerned individual supported this bill. Papa Ola Lokahi submitted comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Deleting the definition of "traditional native Hawaiian healer" in section 2 of Act 162, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1285, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1285, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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