STAND. COM. REP. NO. 860

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 454

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 454, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO KAHOOLAWE ISLAND RESERVE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to support native dryland forest restoration, management, and maintenance within the Kahoolawe Island Reserve.

The Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission; We are One, Inc.; Island Pacific Academy; Ocean Tourism Coalition; O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i; Aha Moku Advisory Committee; and many individuals supported this measure. The Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies submitted testimony in opposition to 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. 454, H.D. 1, 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