CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 56-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 3126

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 3126, S.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 bill is to assist farming activities on Hawaiian Home Lands by increasing the loan ceiling for the development of farm, ranch, and aquaculture operations on Hawaiian Home Lands from $50,000 to $200,000.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by reinserting the language in H.B. No. 3126.  Specifically, this bill has been amended by:

(1)  Changing the effective date by:

(A)  Removing the requirement that Congress consent to the Act for it to take effect; and

(B)  Providing that the amendments made to section 215, Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, by this Act, not be repealed when Act 107, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, takes effect with the consent of Congress;

     and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     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 H.B. No. 3126, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3126, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair	____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair