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. 1536, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect the environment by appropriating state matching funds for the Ala Wai Trash Trap Cleanup Project.

The Department of Health provided comments on this bill. The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in opposition to 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. 1536, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.