Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 137 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and the State of Hawaii to affirm and support the historic, cultural, and sacred significance of Mauna`ala - the Royal Mausoleum.

Additionally, the measure urges the Governor, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to support the restoration of Mauna`ala through the allocation of appropriate state funds.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in support of this measure. Kamehameha Schools, the Charles R. Bishop Trust, the Oahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and the Waimea Hawaiian Civic Club also supported this Concurrent Resolution.

Your Committee finds that the Royal Mausoleum is the burial place of Hawaiian royalty - members of the Kamehameha and Kalakaua lines and their retainers. The Royal Mausoleum at Mauna`ala is owned by the State of Hawaii and maintained and operated by the Division of State Parks of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Your Committee further finds that Mauna`ala, the Royal Mausoleum, is of great cultural importance and supports the restoration, preservation, and appropriately sensitive maintenance and operation of this significant historic site.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 137 and recommends its adoption.