Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2424 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to remove the requirement for a comprehensive master plan for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and replace it with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs strategic plan.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee finds that, based upon the Office of Hawaiian Affairs testimony, this measure is not intended to alter the Office of Hawaiian Affairs responsibilities to its beneficiaries.

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 S.B. No. 2424 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.