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. 2935 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund the construction of a Hawaiian community center facility in Kapolei by the Department of Hawaiian Homelands.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, `Ahahui Siwila Hawai`i O Kapolei, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the `Ewa Pu`uloa Hawaiian Civic Club, the Nanaikapono Hawaiian Civic Club, the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, the Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club, the State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations, the Wai`anae Hawaiian Civic Club, the O`ahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the Ali`i Pauahi Hawaiian Civic Club, Na Koa Ikaika, the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, Chaminade University, and the Oahu Council Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs. An individual also testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that the construction of facilities in Kapolei is consistent with the vision of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to form partnerships with other organizations that provide services and benefits to native Hawaiians.

Your Committee further finds that the Department of Hawaiian Homelands has issued a thirty year lease to the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs to provide certain services as part of the Department's Kapolei residential project.

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. 2935 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.