STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2243

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.C.R. No. 104

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 104, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO RE-INTRODUCE AND SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF THE HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS PRESERVATION ACT, H.R. RES. 9614, 117TH CONG. (2ND SESS. 2022), TO LOWER THE REQUIRED MINIMUM BLOOD QUANTUM FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS SUCCESSOR LESSEE BENEFICIARIES FROM ONE-QUARTER NATIVE HAWAIIAN BLOOD TO ONE THIRTY-SECOND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge Hawaii's Congressional delegation to re-introduce and support the passage of the Hawaiian Home Lands Preservation Act, H.R. Res. 9614, 117th Cong. (2nd Sess. 2022), to lower the required minimum blood quantum for certain Department of Hawaiian Home Lands successor lessee beneficiaries from one-quarter Native Hawaiian blood to one thirty-second.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 104, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair