Jere Krischel at 04:29, 9 February 2006

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The Native Hawaiians Study
Commission was created by the Congress
of the United States on December 22,
1980 (Title III of Public Law 96-565;
see Appendix). The purpose of the
Commission is to "conduct a study of
the culture, needs and concerns of the
Native Hawaiians."

The Commission published and
released to the public a Draft Report
of Findings on September 23, 1982. An
initial comment period of 60 days was
set and the Commission solicited
written comments on the Draft Report
from native Hawaiian organizations,
government agencies, and the general
public. The comment period was
extended an additional 60 days after
native Hawaiian groups requested more
time to prepare their comments. The
comment period ended on January 24,
1983.

According to the law establishing
the Commission:

<blockquote>Sec. 303(d). After taking into
consideration any comments
submitted to the Commission, the
Commission shall issue a final
report of the results of its study
within nine months after the
publication of its draft report.
The Commission shall submit copies
of the final report and copies of
all written comments on the draft
submitted to the Commission...to
the President and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and the Committee on
Interior and Insular Affairs of
the House of Representatives.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Sec. 303(e). The Commission
shall make recommendations to the
Congress based on its findings and
conclusions...</blockquote>

This volume comprises the
Commission's Final Report. It was
completed after review and consideration
of all written comments received
by the Commission, and includes
findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
The written comments
received by the Commission appear in
the Final Report in three different
ways. First, as required by statute,
all written comments received by the
Commission are reproduced in full in
the Appendix of this report. Second,
some of the comments were used to
revise the text of the main report and
these comments are referenced in the
text where they were used. Finally,
there is a summary in the Appendix of
all written comments that are not
specifically referenced in the text of
the report.
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Jere Krischel at 04:29, 9 February 2006