STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1476

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 229

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 229 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTIES TO ADOPT MEASURES THAT PROVIDE REAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR OWNERS OF KULEANA LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect Hawaiian traditional and customary rights and practices by urging the counties to adopt measures that provide real property tax relief allowing owners of kuleana lands to continue to afford to use those lands for traditional subsistence and residential purposes.

     The Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  A concerned individual commented.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 229 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

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MELE CARROLL, Chair