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 H.B. No. 1293, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clean-up the Salt Lake Waterway on Oahu by appropriating funds as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu (City), to be matched by the City. The commitment of funds by the State is necessary to attract federal participation in the clean-up efforts.

A member of the City and County of Honolulu City Council and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

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 H.B. No. 1293, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.