STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2574

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2386

       S.D. 2

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 2386, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent 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; and

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

     Your Committee finds that there is no public interest in disclosing any verification documents submitted to the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission.  This measure addresses concerns about the disclosure of private information that, if left unresolved, would have a chilling effect on the registration of qualified Native Hawaiians.  Making verification documents confidential ensures that individuals can register without fear of disclosure of private information. 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to ensure further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2386, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2386, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair