Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2848, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to allow the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum to continue its efforts to help secure a better energy future and create a preferred energy strategy for Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum has accomplished much to promote a greater community awareness of energy issues through a broad-based discussion and initial plan for Hawaii's preferred energy future. This appropriation will allow the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum to reconvene to implement the vision, concepts, and recommendations contained in its final report "Hawaii at a Crossroads: A Long Term Energy Strategy".

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2848, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2848, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.