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HI SR33
Resolution
Status
4/6/2017
Primary Sponsor
Brickwood Galuteria
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AI Summary
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Requests the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) to convene a task force of Hawaiian leaders, legal scholars, and community members to review whether OHA trustees should be appointed rather than elected.
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Directs the task force to consider the appropriate appointing authority and how to develop a list of qualified potential trustees for submission to that authority.
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Cites the 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Rice v. Cayetano that opened OHA elections to all Hawaii voters (not just those of Hawaiian ancestry) and the subsequent Arakaki v. State decision allowing non-Hawaiians to run as OHA trustee candidates.
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Notes that the 2016 OHA elections had 23-26.9% blank votes in trustee races, suggesting voter disengagement, and argues appointed trustees would better serve the fiduciary duty to Hawaiian beneficiaries.
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Requires OHA to report findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2018 Regular Session convenes.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs To Convene A Task Force Of Hawaiian Leaders, Legal Scholars, And A Broad Representation Of Members Of The Hawaiian Community To Review And Consider Whether Its Fiduciary Duty To Better The Conditions Of Hawaiians And Manage Its Resources To Meet The Needs Of Hawaiian Beneficiaries Would Be Better Served By Having Trustees Appointed Rather Than Elected.
OHA
Last Action
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17.
5/30/2017