Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2442, H.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to prevent the closure of military installations due to encroachment of civilian urban growth by requiring notification to the commanding officer of a military installation of:

(1) Any application for county zoning changes; and

for land located within 3,000 feet or two miles of a military installation, depending on county population.

The Department of Defense testified in support of this bill. The Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii opposed 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. 2442, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.