STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2261

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.C.R. No. 70

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. 70 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT FISCAL AUDIT OF ALL LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS CREATED OR CONTROLLED BY THE OFFICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) to conduct an independent fiscal audit of all limited liability corporations created or controlled by OHA and report the findings and recommendations of its independent fiscal audit to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2020.

Kanehili Cultural Hui supported this measure. OHA and Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies provided comments.

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. 70 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