Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 6, 1 June 1996 — lmportant measures passed during the 1996 legislative session [ARTICLE]

lmportant measures passed during the 1996 legislative session

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY Measure: SB 3773, HD 1, CD 1 OHA Position: Support Companion: None Description: Extends the date of the appropriation for the Hawaiian Sovereignty Elections Council to June 30, 1997 and changes the plebiscite to Native Hawaiian Vote. RELATING TO PERSONS DISPOSSESSED OR DISPLACED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS Measure: HB 3769, HD1, HD2, HD3 OHA Position: Support Companion: None Description: Authorizes DLNR to negotiate and enter into 65 year leases subject to renewal, with 10 persons living in Kalapana who were dispossessed or displaced as a result of volcanic eruptions whieh began 1/3/83, and who met eligibili-

ty criteria but were unable to conclude the lease arrangements before 12/31/95. RELATING TO HOUSING Measure: HB 3602, HD1 OHA Position: Support Companion: SB 2626 Description: Exempts Maunalaha subdivision from all state and county subdivision and housing development standards. RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS Measure: HB 3603 HD 1 OHA Position: Support Companion: SB 2627 Description: Requires that all properties acquired by OHA be controlled and managed for the purposes of the office and subject to any limitation of the trust provisions established by Article 12, section 4, 5, and 6 of the state's constitution.

RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF LANDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMES LANDS Measure: SB 2866 OHA Position: Support Intent Companion: HB 3451 Description: Authorizes the Housing Finance and Development Corporation to transfer certain parcels of land from the Villages of Kapolei on O'ahu and Villages of Laiopua in Kealakehe, Hawai'i, to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to satisfy the requirements of section 6 (1) of Act 14, SSL of Hawai'i 1995 RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION Measure: HB 4063 SD 1 OHA Position: Support Intent Description: Establishes a task force whose goal is to make recommendations and devise a plan for the creation of a Hawaiian language college at UH-Hilo.

Report must be submitted to the UH Board of Regents and the OHA Board of Trustees for approval and to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the beginning of the 1997 regular session. RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS Measure: HB 3300 SD1 CD1 OHA Position: Oppose Companion: None Description: Office of Hawaiian Affairs Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1996. Amends Act 19, Session Laws of Hawai'i'i 1995 (OHA Budget), by increasing OHA's share of some positions from 50 percent trust funded to 75 percent trust funded. Eliminates general funding for OHA travel, and changes the designation of the means of financing of appropriated items from "special funds" to "trust funds."