STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1374

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 260

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 260 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING ‘AINA-BASED VALUES TO GUIDE HAWAII TO A HEALTHY AND THRIVING FUTURE,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to endorse and support ‘āina-based values to guide Hawaii to a healthy and thriving future.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from Ka Ohana O Na Pua, Pacific American Foundation, Hawai‘i Public Health Institute Obesity Prevention Task Force, Hawai‘i Farm to School Hui, Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association, Center for Getting Things Started, Native Hawaiian Education Council, and ten individuals.

 

     Your Committees find that our connection and responsibility to ‘āina has been and continues to be grounded in the cultural values and foundation as people of Hawaii and an island community.  The ‘āina based mindset is driven by a fundamental premise that nurturing the earth allows for the people to be nurtured; it is a holistic practice that is inextricably intertwined with learning, living, and teaching to bridge indigenous Hawaiian wisdom with modern knowledge.  Therefore, your Committees find that adoption of an ‘āina-based philosophy will support the State in its response to complex issues that require a cross-portfolio and sectoral response; provide collective solutions that are based around shared outcomes reflective of locally agreed priorities and unite local stakeholders; embed a sense of deep engagement and collaborative governance structures that engage across sectors and with a diverse cross-section of the community; and implementation through shared action, with an iterative approach and progress monitoring that supports continual learning.

 

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Urging the Governor and county mayors to support and further dialogue and convening of entities within all sectors of Hawaii to proactively develop new initiatives that strengthen ‘āina-based assets toward a more thriving Hawaii;

 

     (2)  Amending its title in accordance with its amended purpose;

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 260, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 260, S.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair