STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1394

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.R. No. 126

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 126 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN-CULTURE-BASED HOOPONOPONO SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to:

     (1)  Convene stakeholders on capacity building, training, and the perpetuation of Ho‘oponopono to strengthen integrative public safety programs that can incorporate Native Hawaiian values, practices, families, and communities into public safety and other appropriate state government programming;

     (2)  Develop models that support Ho‘oponopono as a traditional Native Hawaiian system of well-being and improve state prevention, intervention, or reintegration programs targeting Native Hawaiians; and

     (3)  Submit its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2018.  

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and an individual supported 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 126 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Public Safety.

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

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KANIELA ING, Chair