STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1257
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2011
RE: H.C.R. No. 235
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2011
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 235 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION "CONVENTION CONCERNING INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL PEOPLES IN INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge:
(1) The State to adopt the International Labour Organization Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries;
(2) The State and the international community to:
(A) Consult the indigenous and tribal peoples concerned when considering legislative or administrative measures that may directly affect them; and
(B) Grant indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries ownership and possession over lands and natural resources that they traditionally occupy;
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(3) The United States President to sign and request the timely ratification of the International Labour Organization Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Counties.
I Love Kalihi Valley testified in support of this measure. A concerned citizen testified in opposition to this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 235 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on International Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,
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____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair |
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