STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1865

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.C.R. No. 127

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 127 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ADOPT THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples, including native Hawaiians, by urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

 

     The Hawaiian Political Action Council of Hawaii and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 127 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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MELE CARROLL, Chair