STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3656

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 82

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 Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 82 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO ISSUE A PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ORDERING FEDERAL AGENCIES TO REPORT DISAGGREGATED NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DATA IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET STATISTICAL POLICY DIRECTIVE NO. 15,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the President of the United States to issue a directive ordering federal agencies to report disaggregated Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander data in compliance with the Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from ‘Āinahau o Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club, Ke One O Kākuhihewa, ‘Ahahui o nā Kauka, Papa Ola Lōkahi, Spoehr Foundation, and one individual. Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committees find that racial and ethnic data play a critical role in identifying disparities, monitoring programs for civil rights compliance, informing policy development, and guiding funding priorities. Numerous data reports at the local, state, and federal level continue to fail to report disaggregated Native Hawaiian data. Furthermore, numerous federal agencies fail to utilize a Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander category when reporting data from critical surveys. The purpose of this resolution is to urge the President of the United States to issue a presidential directive ordering federal agencies to report disaggregated Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander data in compliance with the Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 82 and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair

________________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair