STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1284

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 893

H.D. 2

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. 893, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS BUDGET,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of certain programs of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

The Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies testified in opposition to this measure. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion on 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. 893, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 893, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair