Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 3216 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ascertain the feasibility of deploying alternative energy resources to the island of Kaho'olawe, by directing the Auditor to submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature and Governor, including feasible alternative energy resources, cost analysis, assessment, an implementation strategy for the use of alternative energy resources to address the current and future energy needs of the island, and any proposed legislation.

Maui Memorial Hospital Auxiliary testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3216, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3216, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Legislative Management.