STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1376

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 168
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 168 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FEDERAL
     GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE THE LANDS UNDER THE LEILEHUA GOLF
     COURSE TO BE SURPLUS TO THEIR NEEDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
     RETURN TO THE STATE AS CEDED LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the federal
government to declare the lands under the Leilehua Golf Course to
be surplus to their needs and to provide for their return to the
State as ceded lands.

     Your Committee held a hearing on a proposed Senate draft of
this measure which requests the Department of Transportation to
propose long-term solutions to traffic and parking problems at
Waimea Bay and to estimate the costs of a feasibility study for
the design and construction of scenic lookout.

     Testimony in support of the proposed Senate draft was
received from the Department of Transportation and one
individual.

     Your Committee finds that the Waimea Bay area is a very
popular area with residents and tourists for its scenery and
recreational activities which creates severe traffic congestion
problems in the area especially during holidays and when special
events are held at Waimea Bay.  Therefore, every effort must be

 
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made to assure that the area is relieved of the increased traffic
congestion while allowing residents and tourists to safely enjoy
the scenery and recreational activities.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by replacing its
contents with the proposed Senate draft of this measure which
also requires the Department of Transportation to report its
findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than
twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2000.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 168, as amended herein, and recommends
its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 168,
S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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