THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Senator Karl Rhoads, Chair

Senator Jarrett Keohokalole, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:	Tuesday, February 16, 2021
TIME:	10:40 AM
PLACE:	Conference Room 211 & Videoconference
TIMESLOT:	WAM

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A G E N D A

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:

SB 891, SD1 (SSCR103) Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT. Provides for a definition of beneficiary consultation.  Requires that a majority of the members of the Hawaiian homes commission be beneficiaries and on the waitlist.  Requires quarterly reporting to the legislature and beneficiaries on land dispositions made during the quarter.  Authorizes the governor to establish an inter-agency council.  Requires a full accounting of Act 14, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 1995, expenditures within one year.  Requires the department to develop and implement a loan servicing manual.  Allows the Hawaiian homes commission to retain separate counsel from the attorney general to provide service to the commission and beneficiaries.  Requires the legislative reference bureau to conduct a study on the implications of creating a position for the director of the department of Hawaiian home lands that is separate from the chairperson of the Hawaiian homes commission.  (SD1)

HWN, WAM/JDC

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_____________________________________ Senator Karl Rhoads Chair

_____________________________________ Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair