STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1283

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 93
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred S.R. No. 93 entitled:

     "SENATE 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 measure is to urge the Division of State
Parks of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct
a feasibility study to consider the kinds of improvements that
must be made to the Kukaniloko historic site near Wahiawa.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the
Friends of Kukaniloko, and Life of the Land.

     Your Committee finds that in 1997, DLNR developed a
curatorship agreement with the Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawa and
the Friends of Kukaniloko.  These organizations assist with the
care, management, and culturally appropriate interpretation of
the site.  In addition, DLNR is finalizing an interpretive plan
for the Kukaniloko Birthstones site in cooperation with these
organizations and the Wahiawa community.

     Your Committee is strongly supportive of the continuation of
these collaborative efforts to preserve and enhance this
important cultural resource for Hawaii's people.  Your Committee

 
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has requested additional information from DLNR regarding the
costs associated with the feasibility study in this measure, for
further discussions by the Committee on Ways and Means.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.R. No. 93, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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