STAND

STAND. COM. REP. 1243

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.C.R. No. 183

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 183 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF ITS CURRENT EFFORTS TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT IT IS UTILIZING PROMISING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN ITS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to determine to what extent it is utilizing promising energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in its development districts. This measure is aimed at creating a more cost-effective and more sustainable environment in these development districts by considering new technologies such as seawater air conditioning and solar thermal and photovoltaics.

Life of the Land and two concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution. HCDA and Makai Ocean Engineering supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Requesting the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Hawaiian Electric Company to assist HCDA in this undertaking;

(2) Indicating that the University of Hawaii (UH) is working towards certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS) Program in conjunction with the development of the John A. Burns School of Medicine project in Kakaako, which, by incorporating energy efficient and environmental measures, could serve as a model for future developments in the region; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of style and to conform to standard drafting conventions.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 183, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 183, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair		____________________________ HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair