HI HR257

Requests the State Auditor to conduct a fiscal and compliance audit of the Kahoolawe Rehabilitation Trust Fund to determine if funds comply with state laws and grant agreements and are being used for their intended purposes under Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 6K.

Requires the Auditor to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature and Governor no later than twenty days before the 2012 Regular Session convenes.

Directs the Board of Land and Natural Resources Chairperson to establish a working group with six members representing Protect Kahoolawe Ohana, Aha Kiole Advisory Committee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Maui County, the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs.

Tasks the working group with studying the most appropriate composition of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission and whether Molokini Island and surrounding waters should be incorporated into the Island Reserve.

Requires the working group to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2012 Regular Session convenes.