STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1279

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 217

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 217 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE ESTABLISHING HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE RESOURCES FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII JUDICIARY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Judiciary convene a task force composed of representatives of the legal profession, technical experts, and the Hawaiian language community to investigate the necessary resources cost, and to develop a plan, to make Hawaiian language resources available on the Judiciary's public website.

An individual testified in support of this measure.  The Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.  The Judiciary and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs submitted comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by specifying that the representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall be the OHA Administrator or the Administrator's designee.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 217, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 217, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KANIELA ING, Chair