STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1403-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.C.R. No. 218
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Economic Development & Business Concerns, Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, and Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 218 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, CANCER RESEARCH CENTER OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS TO PLAN A TECHNOLOGY-BASED COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ON STATE LANDS IN KAKAAKO MAKAI, OAHU,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to increase Hawaii's high-tech industries by requesting the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), University of Hawaii's (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), UH's Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Department of Education (DOE), Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Community Development Association (HCDA), and Kamehameha Schools (KS) to plan a technology-based collaborative project on state-owned lands in Kaka'ako Makai, Oahu.
HTDC and JABSOM testified in support of this concurrent resolution. DOE supported the intent of this measure. HCDA, KS, and Hawaii Science and Technology Council (HSTC) supported this measure with amendments. Save Our Kaka'ako Coalition and a concerned individual opposed this measure.
Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:
(1) Eliminating all references to mauka or makai areas of Kaka'ako;
(2) Including other appropriate lands in Kaka'ako for the consortium to consider as possible areas for development of a technology-based collaborative project;
(3) Adding language that recognizes the efforts of HSTC in coordinating the efforts of HCDA, UH, HTDC, and other stakeholders in creating a unified vision for Kaka'ako;
(4) Adding HSTC as a member of the consortium;
(5) Requiring the consortium to invite and accept public input from the community prior to formulating its recommendations; and
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Development & Business Concerns, Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 218, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 218, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Development & Business Concerns, Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, and Higher Education,
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____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair |
____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair |
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____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair |