STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1358

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 154

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Technology and Higher Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 154 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION TO COMPLETE THE 2006 ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKING GROUP'S REPORT AND EXPAND THE WORKING GROUP AND TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA'S APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the State Historic Preservation Division to:

     (1)  Revive the 2006 Archaeological Working Group and complete the Working Group's report of recommendations;

     (2)  Expand the 2006 Archaeological Working Group to include a broader range of the State's historic preservation groups;

     (3)  Work in conjunction with the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Applied Archaeology graduate program to develop internship programs and hiring requirements for the State Historic Preservation Division; and

     (4)  Identify training and educational opportunities for Burial Council members.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by one organization.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by one state agency.  Comments were submitted by one organization.  Written testimony presented to the Committees may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committees find that the work of the members of the 2006 Archeological Working Group is a valuable step toward addressing the State's historic preservation issues, and that the Working Group's report could be improved by incorporating additional perspectives.  Your Committees also recognize the need to combine the contributions of the Working Group with other measures, such as preparing future archaeologists and current staff, as a more holistic and effective approach to addressing Hawaii's historic preservation issues.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Technology and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 154, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 154, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Technology and Higher Education,

____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair	____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair
	____________________________ JILL TOKUDA, Chair