CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 15

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 3

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a system of nonpartisan primary and general elections for the selection of Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees members. 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that historically, there has been a large pool of Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees candidates competing in the general election, resulting in a wide dispersion of votes.  Implementing a primary election process will narrow the pool of trustee candidates in the general election and ensure a more democratic process.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ FAYE P. HANOHANO, Co-Chair	____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair
	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair