CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 128

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 172

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

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. 172, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS,"

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 appropriate funds for the Fiscal Biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee finds that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a semi-autonomous state agency established by the Hawaii State Constitution whose mandate is to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians. Your Committee further finds that the appropriations made by this measure will help the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to fulfill this mandate.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting appropriate amounts for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Fiscal Biennium 2019-2021 operating budget; and

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2019.

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. 172, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 172, H.D. 1, 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	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair