CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 118

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 133

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 133, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the operating costs of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $3,000,000 for fiscal biennium 2023-2025 for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs;

(2) Adding the requisite information for making an appropriation in excess of the general fund expenditure ceiling pursuant to article VII, section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2023; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 133, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 133, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair