STAND. COM. REP. NO. 506

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 243
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Economic Development and Business
Concerns and Tourism, to which was referred H.B. No. 243
entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY
     LABORATORY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the natural energy
laboratory to include retail and commercial activities within a
research and technology park.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the
Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority Program, and the
Hawaii Aquaculture Association.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Economic Development and Business Concerns and
Tourism that are attached to this report, your Committees are in
accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 243 and recommend
that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on
Finance.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Economic
                                   Development and Business
                                   Concerns and Tourism,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair              ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair