Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1599, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure that the Diamond Head state monument is preserved and protected as a historical and cultural natural resource for future generations.

Specifically, this bill requires proceeds received by the state parks special fund from Diamond Head user fees, leases, concession agreements, Department of Land and Natural Resources sales of Diamond Head-related articles, gifts, donations, contributions, grants, and appropriations for Diamond Head, to be used for the benefit of Diamond Head state monument, including the interpretive and visitors center.

This measure also authorizes the issuance of $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2003-2004 in general obligation bonds and makes a corresponding appropriation for the planning and design of a Diamond Head state monument interpretive and visitors center.

For the purpose of stimulating further discussion, your Committee has amended this bill by changing the amount authorized in general obligation bonds from $2,500,000 to a blank amount. Your Committee has also made the following technical amendments:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1599, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1599, S.D. 2.