CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 93-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2623

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2623, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to exclude from any waiting list maintained by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands any lessee or successor who sells or transfers their lease on a tract of Hawaiian home lands for personal gain.

Your Committee on Conference finds that certain native Hawaiians have acquired a lease pursuant to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and sold or transferred their interest in the lease before placing their name back on the waiting list. This practice contributes to other eligible native Hawaiians not receiving land in a timely fashion. The purpose of this measure is to prohibit those who sell or transfer their interest in a Hawaiian home lands tract for personal gain from rejoining the wait list.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2623, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2623, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Chair
____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair	____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair