STAND. COM. REP. NO. 880-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2779

S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2779, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN HEALING PRACTICES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to advance to the practice of traditional Hawaiian healing by:

(1) Clarifying the healing practices to be traditional native Hawaiian healing practices by traditional Hawaiian healers;

(2) Directing Papa Ola Lokahi to convene an Elders' Council (Council) rather than a panel of traditional native Hawaiian healers to certify these healers;

(3) Providing that the Council:

(a) Be independent and not a component of any branch of State government; and

(b) Not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act or Sunshine Law;

(4) Not holding persons or organizations liable for causes of action resulting from their participation in the selection or convening of the Council, or the certification process;

(5) Providing for the convening of subsequent Councils in the event that Papa Ola Lokahi ceases to exist or is unable to act; and

(6) Directing all Councils to develop their own policies, procedures, and rules so that they are consistent with Papa Ola Lokahi's original policies.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Papa Ola Lokahi testified in support of this measure. An individual offered comments.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2779, S.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Health,

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair