CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 117-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2464

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2464, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (Department) to conduct a study on the issue of Hawaiian Home Lands lessees selling or transferring their leases for a fee or other personal gain and then applying for a subsequent lease. This measure requires the Department to submit a report on the findings and recommendations of its study to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2019.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring the Department to submit a report on its study to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2020, rather than 2019; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2018.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2464, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2464, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Chair	____________________________ KANIELA ING Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair	____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair
	____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair