STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1022-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2464

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2464, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make lessees of Hawaiian Home Lands who sell or transfer their interest in a Hawaiian Home Lands lease for any class of land ineligible to receive a subsequent lease for the same class of land, except under certain conditions.

Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, Ho‘omanapono Political Action Committee, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and three individuals supported this measure. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands provided comments on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2464, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair