STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3409

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 96

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 96 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO DISPLAY A PORTRAIT OF PRINCE JONAH KUHIO KALANIANAOLE IN EACH STATE BUILDING, OFFICE, MEETING ROOM, AND WAITING AREA UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S JURISDICTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (Department) to display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole in each state building, office, meeting room, and waiting area under the Department's jurisdiction.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that Prince Kuhio served as a non-voting delegate from Hawaii to the House of Representatives in the United States Congress for twenty years, beginning in 1902. Of Prince Kuhio's many accomplishments as a delegate, most notably is the passage of the Hawaii Homes Commission Act of 1920, which established the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. This measure will encourage the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to display a portrait of Prince Kuhio in each state building, office, meeting room, and waiting area under the Department's jurisdiction to honor his legacy.

Your Committee notes that Senate Bill No. 278 (2023) is a similar measure that aims to honor the legacy of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole by requiring certain public buildings near mass transit projects and on Hawaiian Home Lands to display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 96 and recommends its adoption.

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

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair