STAND. COM. REP. 108

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1307

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1307 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003-2004 for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) as interim compensation for the loss of income from revenues derived by the State from lands in the public trust.

OHA testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1307 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair