RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) operates statewide technology innovation centers to increase Hawaii’s high-tech industries and provide attractive high-tech jobs in the state in biotechnology, medical technologies, life sciences research and development, and other innovative sectors; and

WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH JABSOM) situated in Kakaako Makai, located within the Kakaako Community Development District (Kakaako District), and the planned UH JABSOM Phase II will provide new opportunities for education and training in medical technologies; and

WHEREAS, the new University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (CRCH), a planned national cancer research center in Kakaako, will provide new opportunities for education and training related to cancer clinical research and development; and

WHEREAS, Kamehameha Schools (KS) plans to develop a private life sciences catalyst project on former state land fronting Ala Moana Boulevard; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Education (DOE) will require a location to support K-12 educational needs in the Kakaako District, and will significantly benefit from interaction with a research and technology park in close proximity; and

WHEREAS, Kakaako Makai is envisioned to become a premier medical and life sciences research and technology park in the Pacific; and

WHEREAS, the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), under the general policies and direction set by the Legislature, implements the management and development of state lands in the Kakaako District to support the needs of the public; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) owns, in fee title, the land adjacent to the Mother Mary Waldron Park in the Kakaako District, which is one of the few, if not last, remaining state-owned land parcel in Kakaako suitable for development; and

WHEREAS, the Hawaii Science and Technology Council (HSTC) (formerly the Hawaii Life Sciences Council) has been instrumental in coordinating the efforts of HCDA, UH JABSOM, CRCH, HTDC, and other stakeholders to create a unified vision for Kakaako to become a globally competitive zone of innovation and to establish the best governance or collaborative structures required to achieve this vision; and

WHEREAS, there is tremendous public value and benefit for the collaboration and cooperation of activities in an area central to education, training, research, and technology, where private companies will support the collective needs of UH JABSOM, CRCH, HTDC, DLNR, and DOE; and

WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes the tremendous importance of providing for these activities on lands owned by the State and at no cost to the state departments and agencies involved; and

WHEREAS, a center of this magnitude and value to the future of Hawaii’s children and citizens requires well-conceived planning and cooperation among stakeholders; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2006, the Senate concurring, that:

are requested to confer and strategize to develop and operate a technology-based consortium supporting K-12 education, medical research and development activities, and an incubator and innovation center for technology-based companies on state land adjacent to the Mother Mary Waldron Park, or other appropriate lands in Kakaako; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the consortium is requested to invite and accept public input from the community and take community concerns into consideration prior to formulating its recommendations; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director of the High Technology Development Corporation is requested to be responsible for convening the consortium, drafting a report that summarizes the findings and recommendations of the consortium, and submitting the report, including necessary proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of HTDC, Dean of UH JABSOM, Director of CRCH, Superintendent of DOE, Director of DLNR, the Executive Director of HCDA, Executive Director of HSTC, and the Chief Executive Officer of KS.

Report Title:

Requesting HTDC, UH JABSOM, CRCH, DOE, DLNR, HCDA, HSTC, and KS to plan a technology-based collaborative project on state lands in Kakaako.