STAND. COM. REP. NO.  115-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2277

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2277 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission in performing its duties by amending the membership, purpose, and mission of the Commission, amending the appointment process for Commission members, authorizing the appointment of an advisory committee, and restructuring the Commission's staff by authorizing the appointment of an Executive Director and removing the position of Arts Program Specialist.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Aha Moku Advisory Committee, and Royal Order of Kamehameha I.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Kapahulu Music Club.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and an individual.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Restoring the position of Arts Program Specialist to the Commission's authorized staff;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

     Your Committee notes the testimony of the Kapahulu Music Club and other testifiers and recognizes that the Kapahulu Music Club has made significant contributions to the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission.  Your Committee is confident that any currently outstanding issues contained in this measure, including Commission membership, can be resolved through the legislative process.

     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 H.B. No. 2277, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2277, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts.

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

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KANIELA ING, Chair