Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 101, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission to convene a task force to develop a plan for the utilization of alternative energy resources to address the current and future energy needs of the island of Kaho`olawe.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Your Committee finds that an analysis of alternative energy resources is needed because the Kaho`olawe Island Reserve Commission expects to discontinue reliance on petroleum products to generate electricity on Kaho`olawe. Your Committee further finds it appropriate to provide for an interim and final report to allow sufficient time for study.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 101, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.