STAND. COM. REP. NO.  189-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2532

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2532 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A DISCOUNT AND SAVINGS PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a discount and savings program to generate revenue to assist the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in managing trust lands to support native Hawaiian communities and educate program participants about Hawaii's natural resources.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Kewalo Hawaiian Homestead Community Association, Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly, Waianae Kai Homestead Association, Sovereign Mokupuni O Oahu, Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead Community Association, Aha Moku Advisory Committee, and two concerned individuals supported the measure.  The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the measure with amendments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that the discount and savings program card may be made available for purchase at certain state-owned locations, and specifying that the passenger cruise ship and passenger airline industries shall be responsible for distributing on their vessels and aircraft promotional material on the discount and savings program prior to passenger debarkation in Hawaii; and

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

     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 H.B. No. 2532, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2532, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business.

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

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair