STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1133

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1504

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1504, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A MODERN HAWAII HISTORY MUSEUM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to preserve and share Hawaii's history.

Specifically, this measure:

(1) Establishes a Museum of Modern Hawaii History; and

(2) Establishes and appropriates moneys for a task force within the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop plans for the establishment, construction, and operation of a Museum of Modern Hawaii History.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Judiciary, Department of Accounting and General Services, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that Hawaii has contributed significantly to national and global events and progress. Your Committee further finds that the establishment of a Museum of Modern Hawaii History will allow the State to highlight these contributions and provide a location to properly exhibit the vast collection of historical documents and artifacts currently within the possession of the Hawaii State Archives.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the representative of the University of Hawaii shall be appointed by the President of the University of Hawaii;

(2) Clarifying:

(A) That the task force shall submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and

(B) The contents of the report;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(4) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1504, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1504, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair