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. 918, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require that members of the coastal zone management public advisory board be appointed by the director of the lead agency in consultation with the chairperson of the board of trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is appreciative of the efforts made by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to give consideration to Hawaiian interests in the selection of the members of the Marine and Coastal Zone Advocacy Council, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs still requests that this measure be adopted.

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. 918, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.