Committee: Senate Committee on Judiciary and Government Affairs
Date/Time of hearing: March 5, 2009 at 9:45am
Re: Senate Bill 1085 - COMMENTARY IN STRONG SUPPORT
Dear Chairman Taniguchi,
I submit testimony in strong support of Senate Bill 1085. SB 1085 provides a re-affirmation of the Hawaii Supreme Court’s landmark, January 31, 2008, decision in the case commonly known as Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. HCDCH.
Last month our state Senate passed two resolutions:
- Senate Resolution 25,
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 40.
These resolutions provide that the “Legislature declares the public policy of the State of Hawaii is to honor the decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court.” Senate Concurrent Resolution 40 was also adopted by the state House of Representatives. In other words, our legislature has decided to support our state judicial branch on this issue.
SB 1085 is legislation that fits within the public policy of the State of Hawaii through our legislature. Our legislature passed the resolution, now it is time to support the appropriate bill.
Sincerely,
[your name here]
I urge you to support and pass SB 1085.
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