Honolulu. A House Hawaiian Affairs Committee will meet for decision making on House Bill 901 on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11 a.m.
The purpose of HB901 is to allow the State to make progress toward meeting part of its constitutional obligation to Native Hawaiians by addressing the additional amount of income and proceeds that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is to receive from the public trust pursuant to article XII, sections 4 and 6, of the Hawai‘i Constitution, for the period from November 7, 1978, to July 1, 2008.
In February, Rep. Mele Carroll, Chair of the House Hawaiian Affairs Committee held informational briefings and heard testimony on HB901 throughout the islands of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i Island, Maui, and Kaua‘i.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
11:00 a.m.
Conference Room 329
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
HB 901
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Amends the law to provide for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to receive a portion of the income and proceeds from land in the public land trust.
The Hawaiian Affairs Committee consists of Rep. Mele Carroll (Chair), Rep. Maile Shimabukuro (Vice Chair), Rep. Della Au Bellati, Rep. Joe Bertram III, Rep. Tom Brower, Rep. John Mizuno, Rep. Scott Nishimoto, Rep. Ryan Yamane, and Rep. Gene Ward.
Representative Mele Carroll 