STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1664

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 207
                                        




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. 207 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING TO DEPARTMENT OF
     BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND THE HAWAII
     COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO COMMUNICATE TO THE
     DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION THEIR INTENTIONS REGARDING PIER 2
     AT HONOLULU HARBOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Hawaii
Community Development Association to communicate to the Director
of Transportation and the Legislature their intentions regarding
Pier 2 at Honolulu Harbor.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT), and the Hawaii
Community Development Authority (HCDA).

     Your Committee finds that the cruise ship industry is a new
and exciting economic opportunity for the State of Hawaii.  To
accommodate the future growth of this industry, the Statewide
Cruise Facilities Study recommends the development and
construction of a cruise terminal at Pier 2 of Honolulu Harbor.
Development of this project requires the active participation by
the DOT, DBEDT, and HCDA.  In addition, direct communication

 
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between those agencies is also required, specifically regarding
the status of Foreign Trade Zone No. 9.

     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. 207, and recommends its adoption.

                                   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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