Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 536 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to correct a technical problem pertaining to the Office of Planning's review and approval of special management area (SMA) permits and shoreline setback variances in community development districts by allowing counties to administer SMA permits and shoreline setback variances in these districts until a community development plan is developed and approved.

The Office of Planning and Hawaii Community Development Authority submitted testimony in support of this bill.

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. 536 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.