Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2399, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to enhance ferry service among the islands of Maui County by affording preferential consideration for ferry landings, but not other commercial purposes, to all small boat facilities within Maui County.

Currently, only ferry service between the islands of Maui and Molokai is afforded preferential consideration for both ferry landings and other commercial purposes, including the issuance of commercial operating permits and the waiver of applicable fees. Your Committee on Conference finds that allowing preferential consideration to all small boat facilities within the County of Maui increases the possibility of expanding ferry service between all islands in Maui County.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2006.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2399, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2399, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.