STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1716-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.C.R. No. 27

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 27, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU TO RE-DESIGNATE THE CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACE KNOWN AS CAPTAIN COOK ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII AS KA‘AWALOA AND REQUESTING HAWAII COUNTY TO REMOVE ALL REFERENCES TO CAPTAIN COOK AS A PLACE NAME ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the United States Census Bureau to re-designate the census-designated place known as Captain Cook on the island of Hawaii as Ka‘awaloa and requesting Hawaii County to remove all references to Captain Cook as a place name on the island of Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii County Council, Kuakini Hawaiian Civic Club of Kona, Wailupe Ohana Council, Na Kupuna Moku O Keawe, Malu ‘Aina, Ku-A-Kanaka, The KoLab Coworking + Community Space, Kuamoo Foundation, Shimanchu Wai Protectors Ukwanshin Kabudan, and numerous individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments from one individual.

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 H.C.R. No. 27, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair