STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1516
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1473
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1473, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WAIMANO RIDGE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of communities surrounding the Waimano ridge area on Oahu by:
(1) Prohibiting any state or county agency, commission, or department from granting, approving, or issuing any lease or permit that authorizes new or expanded use, or further development, of existing leased lands or facilities on state-owned land in the Waimano ridge area until a master plan is developed, communicated to area residents, and the public health, well-being, and safety is assured;
(2) Establishing a process, requiring public input, for the Department of Health (DOH) to draft the master plan; and
(3) Requiring DOH to prepare and disseminate an annual report describing the activities on Waimano ridge, including certain details on the tests and programs being conducted there as well as details on public informational meetings conducted.
The Pearl City Community Association, Pearl City Neighborhood Board No. 21, and a concerned individual supported this bill. The Attorney General and DOH opposed this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1473, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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