Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 1, 1 January 1986 — Legislature Opens Jan. 15 [ARTICLE]

Legislature Opens Jan. 15

The 1986 Hawaii State Legislature opens Wednesday. Jan. 15, with its usual color, pompand ceremonies before getting down to business to hammer out the affairs of state over 60 working days. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, like many other organizations, will surely be among those represented at some of the proceedings. One of the topics certain to be discussed by legisla tors will be the State Water Code. OHA staff has been meeting regularly on a Task Force on Native Water Rights and will be attempting to bring clarity to this complicated subject through a community education effort. Other legislation expected to surface onee more is Senate Bill 1376 "Relating to the Right to Sue by Native Hawaiian Individuals and Organizations in an Action re!ating to the Native Hawaiian Public Trusts." This measure passed the Senate in 1985 but was held up in the House, according to Government and Community Affairs Officer Jalna Keala. 3