STAND. COM. REP. NO. 698-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2309
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2309 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND EXCHANGE IN NORTH KONA,
     HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide legislative approval
for a land exchange transaction between the State and Earl E.
Bakken involving land in North Kona.

     The Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference and two individuals
supported this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural
Resources took no position on this bill.  The Office of Hawaiian
Affairs opposed this bill.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of
style and clarity.

     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 H.B. No.
2309, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2309, H.D. 1.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair