STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1748

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.C.R. No. 159

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 159, S.D. 2, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO RELEASE PASTORAL AND AGRICULTURAL LEASES TO ITS BENEFICIARIES AND REPORT STATISTICAL DATA RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Department of Hawaiian Homelands to release pastoral and agricultural leases to its beneficiaries and report statistical data related to implementation of Article XII, Section 1 of the Hawaii State Constitution.

     Your committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 159, S.D. 2, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair