STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1287

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 133

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 133 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS, HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION, BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO TELEVISE THEIR RESPECTIVE GENERAL MEETINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiian Homes Commission, Board of Education, and the University of Hawaii Board of Regents to televise their respective general meetings.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and an individual provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee notes that the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs suggested that this measure be amended to request that the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Water Resources Management Commission, and Hawaii Community Development Association also televise their meetings.  However, your Committee has not discussed this matter with those agencies and, accordingly, has not amended this measure to include them.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 133 and recommends that it be referred to the Committees on Education and Higher Education.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair