STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1704

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 140

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Government Operations and Labor, Culture and the Arts, to which was referred S.R. No. 140 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT A STUDY CONCERNING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE STATE ARCHIVES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Department of Accounting and General Services establish a task force to conduct a study about the current and future needs of the State Archives.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services. Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Office of Information Practices.

Your Committees find that the current State Archives Building is outdated in appearance and function. Your Committees also find that the historical records of Hawaii held at the State Public Library should be stored in the same location and with the same archival standards as the historical records held at the State Archives; however, the State Archives Building is at ninety-three percent capacity and does not have enough space. Your Committees further find that members of the community seek to donate important historical documents and artifacts to the State Archives, but a lack of storage space requires the State Archivist to be very selective in accepting donations. Establishing a task force to conduct a study about the current and future needs of the State Archives will be an important step toward ensuring the preservation and perpetuation of the historic records and artifacts of Hawaii.

Your Committees have amended this measure by deleting as unnecessary the provision that would have exempted the task force from Chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Government Operations and Labor, Culture and the Arts that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 140, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 140, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Government Operations and Labor, Culture and the Arts,

________________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

________________________________ LAURA H. THIELEN, Chair