STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1246

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 560

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 560, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii to translate the Hawaii State Constitution into the Hawaiian language.

Aha Punana Leo and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo testified in support of the intent of this measure.  The Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies testified in opposition to this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 560, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair