STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1549_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.R. No. 188
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water and Land Use, to which was referred
H.R. No. 188 entitled:

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DIVISION OF STATE PARKS TO
     CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO IMPROVE THE POTENTIAL OF
     KUKANILOKO BIRTHSTONES AS A POTENTIAL CULTURAL TOURISM
     SITE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department
of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a feasibility study to
consider the development of Kukaniloko Birthstones as a cultural
tourism site.  

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this
resolution from the Wahiawa Community and Business Association,
and comments from the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Life
of the Land, Friends of Kukaniloko.  

     Your Committee finds that the birthstones at Kukaniloko are
the only remains of a much larger complex that served as the
birthplace for ali'i since the 12th Century.  Improvements to the
current location will allow for better access by visitors and
students and enable the curators of the Kukaniloko site to share
their cultural treasure.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water and Land Use that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No.
188, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on
Finance.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Water and Land
                                   Use,



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                                   Romy M. Cachola, Chair