STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1837

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.C.R. No. 188

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 188 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO COMPLETE THE 2017 INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs complete the independent financial audit and management review of the Office and its subsidiary limited liability companies for which it initially contracted in 2017.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 188 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair