STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2260

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.C.R. No. 69

S.D. 1

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 S.C.R. No. 69, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING EVERY COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC BUILDING LOCATED ON DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST LAND TO DISPLAY A WORK OF ART COMMEMORATING PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANA‘OLE AND A DESCRIPTION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that every office building, school, hospital, shopping center, or other commercial or public building located on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands trust land display a commemorative work of art of Prince Kūhiō and a description of his achievements.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Waianae Coast Community Foundation, Ka Laulima Ho‘omalu, and two individuals submitted testimony in support of 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 Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 69, S.D. 1, 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