STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1369-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.C.R. No. 157

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 157 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO DEVELOP A LONG-RANGE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF KALAUPAPA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to set in motion the planning necessary for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to create a viable design for the future of Kalaupapa to ensure responsible and respectful use of the land.

Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa supported this concurrent resolution. DHHL provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Requesting that DHHL work in conjunction with the Department of Health, National Park Service, and Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa on a long-range plan for Kalaupapa;

(2) Extending the deadline for DHHL to present the plan to the Legislature to 2010; 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 Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 157, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 157, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair