STAND. COM. REP. No.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
APRZ12023
RE: H.C.R. No. 108
H.D. 1
s.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.C.R. No. 108, H.D. l, entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NATIVE HAWAIIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WORKING GROUP TO
DISCUSS POLICIES AND LEGISLATION WITH RESPECT TO NATIVE
HAWAIIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
establishment of a Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Working
Group to discuss policies and legislation with respect to Native
Hawaiian intellectual property.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from one member of the Hawai‘i County Council, Council for Native
Hawaiian Advancement, and eleven individuals. Your Committees
received comments on this measure from one individual.
Your Committees find that Native Hawaiian people's collective
intellectual property rights are based upon the traditional,
cultural knowledge developed over thousands of years and passed
down from generation to generation. Your Committees further find
that the laws of the State do not expressly recognize and protect
the collective intellectual property rights of the Native Hawaiian
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peoples. This measure will establish a Native Intellectual
Property Working Group to address that issue.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(l) Adding the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs to the
Native Intellectual Property Working Group;
(2) Specifying that amajority of the members, rather than a
consensus, can include additional Native Hawaiian
organizations;
(3) Changing the report submission deadline to forty days
prior to the Regular Session of 2025; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of Clarity and consistency.
affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
As
Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to
this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 108, H.D. l, as amended herein, and recommend its
adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 108, H.D. l,
S.D. l.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Judiciary and
Hawaiian Affairs,
MAILE
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S.L. SHIMAEUKURO, Chair
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KARL RHOADS, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty—Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Judiciary
JDC
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
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The Recommendation Is
D Pass, unamended
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Pass, with amendments
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D Hold
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D Recommit
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Members Aye A Aye (WR) Nay Excused
RHOADS, Karl (C) «‘//
GABBARD, Mike (VC)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A.
AWA, Brenton
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Recommendation.
TOTAL
[B//Adopted
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Hawaiian Affairs
HWN
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
HCR log Hm JDC/HWN 0L4 [lo/2023
D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended MPass,with amendments D Hold D Recommit
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Members
SHIMABUKURO, Mane S.L. (C)
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Aye Aye (WR)
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Nay
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Excused
FEVELLA, Kurt (v0)
IHARA, Jr., Les
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
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Recommendation:
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Wdopted D Not Adopted
Chair’s or DesigneW,
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