STAND. COM. REP. NO. 547

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 259

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 259, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to digitize its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Requires the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to create a digital database of its applicant, beneficiary, and lessee records by July 1, 2020;

(2) Specifies which funds the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands shall use to create the database; and

(3) Appropriates funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to create the database.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, and Hoomanapono Political Action Committee.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 259, 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 Judiciary,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair