CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 54-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1618

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1618, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to assist the Board of Land and Natural Resources in fulfilling its mission to administer state lands and resources by requiring that at least one member of the Board have demonstrated expertise in native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices in accordance with specified educational, work history, or substantial experience criteria. 

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon approval and applicable to the Board upon its next vacancy.

 

 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1618, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1618, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair

 

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CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair

 

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FAYE P. HANOHANO, Co-Chair

 

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair