STAND. COM. REP. NO.  982-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2839

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2839, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal the directive to amend the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to accomplish the purposes of Act 195, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, which created a Native Hawaiian Roll Commission to prepare and maintain a roll of qualified Native Hawaiians in anticipation of the development of a reorganized Native Hawaiian entity.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the Hawaiian Affairs Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii provided testimony in support of this measure.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2839, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair