STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2135
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2567
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2022
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 2567 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN BENEFICIARIES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to digitize its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records by creating an interactive digital database software program to be completed and available for use no later than July 1, 2023.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from three individuals. Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and one individual.
Your
Committees find that while basic Department of Hawaiian Home Lands applicant
waiting lists are available to download, the details including whether the
person has applied for multiple leases, been denied a prior lease, or been
skipped over are not readily accessible.
Because obtaining this information can take weeks, this lack of
organization has led to some lessees abusing the program by selling or
transferring their leases and reapplying for a subsequent lease. This measure will require the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands to compile all relevant lease information into a database
to increase efficiency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Government Operations that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2567 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Government Operations,
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________________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI, Chair |
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________________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair |
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