STAND. COM. REP. NO. 427

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 261

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 261 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN MUSIC AND DANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

     (1)  Establish the Museum for Hawaiian Music and Dance, an advisory committee, and procedures for the development, operation, and management of the Museum; and

     (2)  Appropriate funds for the design and environmental assessment relating to the construction of the facility.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Hawaiian Music and Dance Foundation; Hickam Communities LLC, and five individuals.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the State Procurement Office.

     Your Committee finds that the Museum for Hawaiian Music and Dance proposed in this measure will highlight the importance of music and dance to the Hawaiian culture and serve as a focal point for residents and visitors alike.  In addition, the Museum will serve as an archive of what are primarily aural traditions, preserving these aspects of the culture for future generations.

     While your Committee is in strong support of the establishment of the Museum for Hawaiian Music and Dance, your Committee also recognizes the difficulties of funding its establishment in the face of many competing needs for financial resources.  Your Committee hopes that the Museum of Hawaiian Music and Dance Design Committee will consider alternatives, such as revenue bonds or other funding for the planning, design, and construction of the Museum.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and inserting language to:

     (1)  Provide a findings and purpose section on the importance of establishing the Museum of Hawaiian Music and Dance;

     (2)  Establish the eleven-member Museum of Hawaiian Music and Dance Design Committee, and ensure representation from all islands;

     (3)  Authorize the Committee to invite developers to prepare plans, specifications, and designs for the construction of the Museum, and to review for approval the proposed Museum development plans submitted by developers; and

     (4)  Appropriate funds to finance the design and construction of the Museum of Hawaiian Music and Dance.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 261, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 261, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Chair