STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2262

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.C.R. No. 188

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.C.R. No. 188 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO COMPLETE THE 2017 INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs complete the independent financial audit and management review of itself and its subsidiary limited liability companies that was originally contracted in 2017.

Kanehili Cultural Hui and Oahu County Committee of the Oahu County Democrats submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies submitted comments on this measure.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 188 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair