STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1889

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.C.R. No. 246

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 246, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT A WORKING GROUP BE CONVENED TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE REVITALIZING ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that a working group be convened to develop recommendations for implementing the Revitalizing Economy and Agriculture Leadership (REAL) Initiative.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii and Kamehameha Schools. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Your Committee has amended this measure by adding to the working group a designee, chosen by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, to represent agricultural homesteaders not represented by the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 246, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 246, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair