STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1356

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 695

S.D. 2

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 Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 695, S.D. 2, 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.

Your Committee received testimony with comments on this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Office of Enterprise Technology Services.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring that the digital database be completed and available for use by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands no later than July 1, 2020; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2049, to facilitate further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 695, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 695, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair