STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1334

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 6

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. 6 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH PROVIDE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE ACCOUNTING OF PUBLIC LAND TRUST REVENUES UNDER SECTION 5 OF ACT 178, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2006,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist the State in upholding its constitutional obligations and duties to the Native Hawaiian people by requesting that all Executive Branch departments and agencies that use or manage public lands provide an accurate and complete accounting of all receipts from public land trust lands annually to facilitate the determination of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' pro rata share of the revenues of these lands.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Benefits and Trusts Committee of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Kalihi Palama Hawaiian Civic Club, Hawaiian Affairs Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance and Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted comments.

     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. 6 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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KANIELA ING, Chair