STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1447

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 121

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.R. No. 121 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ADOPT THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to preserve and maintain the rights of the kanaka maoli, the indigenous people of Hawaii, by urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

     The Hawaiian Political Action Council of Hawaii, Japanese American Citizens League-Honolulu Chapter, and a concerned individual supported this measure.

     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.R. No. 121 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs.

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

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MELE CARROLL, Chair