STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1577-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 77
                                     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 Water and Land Use, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 77 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING STATE AGENCIES TO
     WORK COOPERATIVELY TO ALLOW PUBLIC ACCESS TO HAIKU STAIRS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Department of
Transportation work cooperatively together to allow public access
to Haiku Stairs, in a manner consistent with the underlying
purposes for which the land is held.

     Your committee received testimony regarding the proposed
House draft of this concurrent resolution.

     The purpose of the proposed House draft of this concurrent
resolution is to request the Department of Health (DOH) to take
the lead in negotiating with the Department of Land and Natural
Resources (DLNR) a reasonable rental fee for the adult day
programs that provide services to persons with mental retardation
and developmental disabilities (MR/DD).

     Research Center of Hawaii, Home and Community Services of
Hawaii, Kokua Villa, Kokua Mau Work Center and nine private
citizens provided testimony in support of the proposed House
draft of this measure.


 
 
 
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     The Primary Care Providers of Hawaii testified in support of
the proposed House draft of this measure, but not in its
entirety, and provided recommendations for amendments.

     The DOH testified in support of the intent of the proposed
House draft of this concurrent resolution with reservations, and
provided recommendations for amendments.

     The DLNR testified on the proposed House draft of this
concurrent resolution, that they are willing to work with the
present public and private users regarding the future use of the
Waimano facility.

     Your Committee finds that the DLNR does not have the
resources to support these programs at the current rental rates.
DLNR is complying with prior legislative mandate to close the
Waimano facility and is currently in discussions with the Waimano
providers to explain the economics of how "rents" and all costs
are calculated.  There are costs that must be covered to
adequately operate and maintain the facility.  Without
legislative appropriation to pay for these costs, DLNR has no
other recourse than to charge the users.

     Your committee further finds that the responsibility of
working with the support providers at Waimano should fall on DOH,
and the responsibility of the maintenance and administration of
Waimano Training School and Hospital grounds should fall on DLNR.

     Your Committee amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Amending the title to request the DOH to work with
          service providers and DLNR to determine a reasonable
          rental fee to improve infrastructure on the Waimano
          Training School and Hospital grounds;

     (2)  Replacing language regarding Haiku Stairs with language
          regarding Waimano Training School and Hospital, its
          current tenants, rental fees and improvements to
          infrastructure; and

     (3)  Making technical, non-substantive changes for the
          purposes of style and clarity.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water and Land Use that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No.
77, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No.
77, H.D. 1.

 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Water and Land
                                   Use,



                                   ______________________________
                                   ROMY M. CACHOLA, Chair