Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water and Land Use and Tourism and Culture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2890, S.D. 2, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow time sharing units and plans on any property in a county with a population greater than 500,000 where an existing hotel is a valid nonconforming use under county ordinance; provided that the hotel shall consist of at least 60 units and at least 40 per cent are available for sale as residential apartments.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from American Resort Development Association of Hawaii. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting testified in opposition. The Time Share Administrator of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted comments.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water and Land Use and Tourism and Culture that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2890, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2890, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.