STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1890

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.C.R. No. 165

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 165, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CONSENT TO THE ENACTMENT OF ACT 80, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2017,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the United States Congress to consent to the enactment of Act 80, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017 (Act 80).

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and Aloha Aina Party.

Your Committee amended this measure by deleting language referring to blood quantum dilution due to inter-marriages, as it may cause federal issues with regard to 25 CFR 83.11.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 165, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair