STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2729

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2581

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2581 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend the laws relating to the governance and administration of the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission.

Specifically, the measure:

(1) Adds the Daughters of Hawaii and one member from Lanai to the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission;

(2) Increases the number of members on the commission from thirteen to fifteen to account for these additions to the Commission; and

(3) Establishes the position of Executive Director of the Commission, who shall be appointed by the Commission.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the OCC Legislative Priorities Committee of the Democratic Party of Hawaii; Hoomana Pono, LLC; the Daughters of Hawaii; and three members of the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from a private individual.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from a private individual.

Your Committee finds that the inclusion of the Daughters of Hawaii and an individual member from the island of Lanai in the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission would offer broader representation on the Commission. Your Committee also finds that establishing an Executive Director of the Commission would provide greater administrative guidance to the Commission in its operations.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2581, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2581, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair