STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3204

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 64

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Higher Education and the Arts, to which was referred S.R. No. 64 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALI‘I MEMORIAL ART ADVISORY TASK FORCE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish an Ali‘i Memorial Art Advisory Task Force to discuss:

     (1)  Placement of the Spirit of Lili‘uokalani statue to best exemplify Queen Lili‘uokalani's majesty; and

     (2)  Commissioning permanent works of art commemorating King Kamehameha I, King Kamehameha II (Liholiho), King Kamehameha III (Kauikeaouli), King Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho), King Kamehameha V (Lot Kapuaiwa), King Lunalilo, King Kalakaua, and Queen Lili‘uokalani with their likeness and descriptions and including kahili and pulo‘ulo‘u as symbols of rank and appropriate lighting for security and enhancement of the art.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs; Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club; Ho‘omana Pono, LLC; Washington Place Foundation; and eight individuals.  Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from Ka Lei Maili Alii Hawaiian Civic Club, Ho‘okipa Network-Kauai, and five individuals.  Your Committees received comments on this measure from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     Your Committees find that the ali‘i of the Hawaiian Kingdom are a source of pride for the Hawaiian people, and this measure will help to ensure that each are remembered and honored appropriately.  Your Committees have heard the testimony that conveys appreciation for the current placement of the Spirit of Lili‘uokalani statue because this placement honors the Queen while expressing her leadership with humility.  Your Committees note that this measure is not a mandate to move the Spirit of Lili‘uokalani statue, but rather is meant to explore the best placement of the statue.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Revising the membership of the task force to include the Administrator, rather than the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs;

     (2)  Revising the membership of the task force to include one member chosen from among the various non-governmental organizations listed; and

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

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Higher Education and the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 64, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 64, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Higher Education and the Arts,

________________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

________________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair