STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1264

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 117

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Culture & the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 117 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESOURCES WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) to convene a Hawaiian Cultural Resources Working Group to:

(1)  Develop an action plan for the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive Hawaiian cultural resources inventory database; and

(2)  Submit the action plan to the Governor and the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2012 Regular Session.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  OHA submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1)  Requesting the Hawaiian Cultural Resources Working Group to also locate and identify a place for Hawaiians to gather and meet;

(2)  Changing the composition of the Hawaiian Cultural Resources Working Group to instead comprise representatives from OHA, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, HTA, Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association, and State Foundation on Culture and the Arts;

(3)  Amending the list of individuals, agencies, and organizations to receive certified copies of this concurrent resolution, to conform with the changes to the composition of the Hawaiian Cultural Resources Working Group; and

(4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Culture & the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 117, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 117, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Culture & the Arts,

____________________________ JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair

____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Chair