Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 3216, H.D. 1, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to determine 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. The report must include the identification of feasible alternative energy resources, a cost analysis, an assessment, an infrastructure and transportation needs analysis, 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 Tomorrow testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Legislative Management that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3216, H.D. 1, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.