Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1634 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to clean up our landfills on Oahu by authorizing special purpose revenue bonds in a total amount not to exceed $100,000,000, to assist Jacoby Development, Inc., (Jacoby) in constructing a plasma municipal solid waste processing system that will convert solid wastes into electricity and chemically and biologically inert slag.

The Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead Community Association, Hokupili Foundation, the Waianae Kai Hawaiian Homestead Association, and a concerned citizen testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure will help to eliminate unsightly landfills on Oahu and in turn produce energy. Your Committee further finds that we need to offer assistance to attract companies like Jacoby to Hawaii.

Your Committee, however, was concerned that Jacoby did not submit any testimony at the public hearing. Your Committee encourages Jacoby's support at the next public hearing.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1634 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.