STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3417

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 77
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, 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 the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Department of
Transportation to work cooperatively to allow public access to
Haiku Stairs, in a manner consistent with the underlying purposes
for which the land is held.

     Your Committee finds that the Haiku Stairs are a unique
structure with historical, cultural, educational, and
recreational significance for the State, and represent an
historic feat of civil engineering.  The Haiku Stairs preserves
an innovative use of natural topography in the construction of
the United States Radio Station Haiku, a vital element in Pacific
military operations during World War II, and which were found to
be a significant contributing element in a proposed Haiku Valley
National Register of Historic Places District.

     Your Committee further finds that while the City and County
of Honolulu is undertaking to repair Haiku Stairs for public use,
access to the Haiku Stairs is over public lands held and managed

 
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for various purposes by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and
the Department of Transportation.  Your Committee agrees that
these Departments should be encouraged to work cooperatively to
allow public access to Haiku Stairs, consistent with the
underlying purposes for which the land is held.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 77,
and recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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