CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 36

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    S.B. No. 162

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 162, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to designate Iolani Palace as the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History and to exempt the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History from the standards and conditions related to the receipt of funds contained in chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Friends of Iolani Palace has served as the "de facto" caretaker for over forty years by maintaining Hawaii's most significant historic house museum.  While the Friends of Iolani Palace have received financial assistance from the State, this assistance is not always received on a yearly or consistent basis.  Thus, the Friends of Iolani Palace rely heavily on private donations and small, piecemeal state subsidies.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying the purpose section by adding additional purposes relating to the examination of the use of funds appropriated and an annual report requirement of the functions accomplished;

     (2)  Clarifying that it is the official designation of the Friends of Iolani Palace that shall be the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History;

     (3)  Transferring the responsibility to provide annual reports to the Legislature from the Director of the Friends of Iolani Palace to the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History;

     (4)  Changing the effective date of this measure to be effective upon its approval; and

     (5)  Making technical and nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 162, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 162, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair	____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair
____________________________ PONO CHONG, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair