STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1732-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.C.R. No. 278

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 Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 278 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO REPORT ON THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE KAKAAKO DISTRICT ON OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Hawaii Community Development Authority to submit a report to the Legislature on the carrying capacity of the infrastructure of the Kakaako Community Development District.

Prior to conducting a public hearing on the measure, your Committee amended the measure by:

(1) Deleting the substantive provisions of the measure;

(2) Inserting proposed provisions that request the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Departments of Transportation, Hawaiian Home Lands, and Land and Natural Resources, the City and County of Honolulu, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Queen Emma Foundation, and Kamehameha Schools to support the establishment of a cultural preserve in Ha‘iku Valley and North Halawa Valley; and

(3) Amending the title of the measure to reflect the intent of the measure's new purpose.

Testimony in support of the proposed amendments was received from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Koolau Foundation, Koolaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, and Na Iwi O Heeia Kea. The Department of Transportation supported the intent of the proposed amendments; provided that the Department would still be allowed to maintain the H-3 Freeway.

Your Committee has further amended the proposed draft by:

(1) Adding additional information on the significance of Ha‘iku and Halawa Valleys;

(2) Noting the previous work of community groups on this issue that has culminated in the establishment of the Halawa-Luluku Interpretive Development Plan;

(3) Changing the focus of the proposed draft from supporting the establishment of cultural preserves in these areas to declaring that it is the intent of the Legislature that these preserves be established and that the identified public and private organizations work with community groups, interested individuals, and cultural experts of the affected areas to effectuate the objectives of the Halawa-Luluku Interpretive Development Plan;

(4) Requesting that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs be the lead agency in spearheading the implementation of the Halawa-Luluku Interpretive Development Plan;

(5) Requesting that a current archeological study and inventory of each valley be included as a necessary step toward completing the Halawa-Luluku Interpretive Development Plan;

(6) Requesting that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs submit a report to the Legislature on the actions taken pursuant to this measure; and

(7) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 278, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 278, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

		____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair