CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 124

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 1405

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1405, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PLANNING,"

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 bill is to:

     (1)  Recognize the Native Hawaiian people as the only indigenous, aboriginal, maoli people of Hawaii; and

     (2)  Establish a nine-member Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to, among other things, prepare and maintain a roll of qualified Native Hawaiians that will serve as the basis for eligibility to participate in the organization of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by deleting its contents and reinserting House Draft No. 1 provisions that promote smart growth and sustainability in Hawaii by requiring the Office of Planning to develop a plan to establish a statewide system of greenways and trails.  In addition, the effective date was changed to July 1, 2011.

     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 H.B. No. 1405, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1405, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

______________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair	______________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair
______________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair	______________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Co-Chair
______________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Co-Chair	______________________________ GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair
______________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Co-Chair	______________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair