SB 3164

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY

By Senator(s) TANAKA (BR)

Keywords: ELECTIONS, HAWAIIANS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Report Title: Native Hawaiian Vote

Description: Authorizes the Office of Elections to work with Ha Hawaii to develop questions and organic political models to be voted on by Hawaiians in a special election held in conjunction with the 2000 general election.

 1-27-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-31-00        S Referred to JDC/WLH, then to WAM                         
 2-15-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC/WLH on 02-17-00
                  at 11:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-17-00        S The committee on JDC deferred the measure until
                  02-18-00 at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-17-00        S The committee on WLH deferred the measure until
                  02-17-00 at 5:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-17-00        S The committee on WLH recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-17-00        S The votes in WLH were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Hanabusa, Kanno, Matsuura, Nakata, Anderson; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Tanaka, Chun
 2-18-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-18-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka, Anderson; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s)        
                  ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and none Excused:
                  Senator(s)