STAND. COM. REP. NO.1179-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2228

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

 

 

 

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 S.B. No. 2228, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the issuance of up to $2,300,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist the Hawaii Sugar & Transportation Cooperative in purchasing the sugar and molasses terminal facility at Nawiliwili, Kauai, from Gay & Robinson, Inc.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Authorizing the issuance of up to $10,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist the Hawaii Macadamia Tree, Incorporated in establishing a macadamia processing and production facility on the island of Hawaii; and

(2) Changing the effective date to June 30, 2020, to facilitate further discussion.

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 S.B. No. 2228, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2228, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair