CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 67

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 732

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 732, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS,"

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 designate the second Monday in October of each year as Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Your Committee on Conference finds that efforts to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day or Native American Day began in 1990 and have since spread to seventeen states and the District of Columbia. Presently, Hawaii does not celebrate Columbus Day, but instead observes Discoverers' Day "in recognition of the Polynesian discoverers of the Hawaiian islands". Your Committee on Conference finds that by observing Indigenous Peoples' Day in Hawaii, the State can continue to recognize and celebrate the contributions made by the original inhabitants of Hawaii, honor the various cultures that form Hawaii today, and join in solidarity with the global community to honor indigenous peoples around the world.

Accordingly, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

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

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 S.B. No. 732, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 732, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Chair
____________________________ DARIUS KILA Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair