STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2063

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 260

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 260, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ensure the preservation and protection of historic and cultural properties in the state by requesting the Auditor to conduct a management audit of the Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii Government Employees Association, and the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  DLNR offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 260, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair