STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1711

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 570
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
570, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WAIANAE COAST COMMUNITY
     BENCHMARKING PILOT PROJECT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO
     SUPPORT THE PROJECT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the quality of life
on the Waianae coast of Oahu by supporting the Waianae Coast
Community Benchmarking Pilot Project (Pilot Project) established
under Act 314, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997.

     This bill:

     (1)  Extends the Pilot Project from June 30, 2000, to June
          30, 2003; and

     (2)  Appropriates funds for various subprojects of the Pilot
          Project and for a grant-in-aid to the Hawaii Community
          Services Council for the provision of technical
          support.

     The Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center testified in
support of this measure.  The Office of Planning supported the
intent of this bill.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by specifying July 1,
1999, as the effective date.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
570, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 570,
S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair