STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1633-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2386

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2386, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN ROLL COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Require the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to be responsible for receiving and maintaining verification documents from individuals seeking to be included in the roll of qualified Native Hawaiians;

     (2)  Require verification documents to be kept confidential, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary; and

     (3)  Prohibit the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission from publishing or releasing any verification documents of any qualified Native Hawaiian on the roll.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, and two concerned individuals supported the measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2386, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair