STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1083-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2289

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 2289, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO KALAUPAPA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Health to include in its annual report regarding Kalaupapa Settlement:

(A) Details and updated information, as available, regarding the permanent transfer to other governmental or qualified non-governmental entities of the powers and duties of state agencies over Kalaupapa Settlement; and

(B) Community engagement efforts with community stakeholders and the Molokai community; and

(2) Sunset the measure on the first June 30th after the Revisor of Statutes receives a written gubernatorial proclamation that the transfer of the Department's powers and duties over Kalaupapa Settlement is complete.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Department of Health; KaʻOhana O Kalaupapa; and three individuals.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2289, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2289, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair