Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 5, 1 May 1994 — Second crossover [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Second crossover

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Senate Bills S.B. 3012. Relating to Kaho'olawe. Creates a trust fund for receipt of federal funds designated by Congress for the rehabilitation of Kaho'olawe; appropriates funds for the operation of the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission; and appropriates funds to complete negotiations on a memorandum of understanding with the United State Navy. S.B. 2261. Relating to OHA bonds. Authorizes OHA to issue revenue bonds secured by the monies received by OHA from the 20 percent share of rev-

enue from the public land trust. S.B. 3068. Relating

to subsistence fishing. Designates native Hawaiian subsistence fishing areas and establishes administrative rules for the purpose of reaffirming and protecting all rights customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, cultural and religious purposes. House Bills H.B. 3630. Relating to Hawaiian Sovereignty. Extends the Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory Commission and authorizes it to hire special counsel for legal services to carry out its duties. The commission is asked to provide to the 1995

Legislature its request for funding and other support in 1995, as well as a plan for conducting special elections to

establish a process for Hawaiian sovereignty. H.B. 2780. Relating to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Budget. Provides the neccessary appropriations and authorizations for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Supplemental Budget. In order to mainīain the level of progress OHA has made over the past years, supplemental funds are required. H.B. 2625. Relating to game animals. Designates the pig as a valued game animal for subsistence purposes. Requires that the pig be managed in a manner that perpetuates the pig population. H.B. 3155. Relating to the

policy of DHHL regarding the death of a lessee. Authorizes homestead lessees to designate, in addition to

spouse and children, a grandchild who is at least 25 percent Hawaiian as a successor to the lease.

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S.B. 2758. Relating to native Hawaiian water rights. Requires Hawaiian home lands beneficiary applicants to be consulted on current future water reserves attd development. S.B. 2756. Relating to haku and ho'oponopono. Requires the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to acknowledge, foster, and encourage the public on the benefits of the use of ho'oponopono to resolve differences whenever practicable. S.B. 3301. Relating to religious grants, subsidies and purchase of service agreements. Amends provisions relating to conditions for grants. subsidies, and purchase of service agreements involving a native Hawaiian organization for the purpose of exercising subsistence, cultural, or religious rights as mandated in the Hawai'i Constitution. H.B. 2622. Relating to persons dispossessed by volcanic eruptions. Gives DLNR authority lo enter inlo long-term leases with the Hawaiians living in Kaiapana who were displaced by volcanic eruptions.

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