STAND. COM. REP. NO. 430

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 235

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs and Technology and the Arts, to which was referred S.B. No. 235 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KING KAMEHAMEHA CELEBRATION COMMISSION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

     (1)  Add a member to the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission to represent the Daughters of Hawaii;

     (2)  Change the representation of the appointed, non-organization representatives on the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from residents of the islands of Kauai, Maui, Molokai, and Hawaii to residents of the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii;

     (3)  Repeal the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission's authority to appoint an arts program specialist and instead authorize the Commission to appoint an executive director; and

     (4)  Require the executive director's and clerk typist's salaries to be provided, in part, by the State.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Royal Order of Kamehameha, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Hawaiian Affairs Caucus of the Democratic Party, Kalaimoku Group, Malama Lio Hawaii ‘Ahahui Po‘o, Hale O Na Ali‘i O Hawai‘i ‘Ahahui Po‘o, Makaha Hawaiian Civic Club, and five individuals.

     The King Kamehameha Celebration honors the legacy of King Kamehameha and the culture of the Native Hawaiians.  Your Committee finds that the King Kamehameha Celebration is a signature event that is attended by thousands of residents and visitors across the islands.   The changes proposed by this measure will enhance the management, effectiveness, and stability of the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission and will assist the members in fulfilling their fiduciary duties.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs and Technology and the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 235 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Tourism and Hawaiian Affairs and Technology and the Arts,

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair

____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Chair