Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Energy, Environment, and International Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1288 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the implementation of an energy strategy for the island of Kahoolawe that utilizes alternative or sustainable energy resources to provide for the current and future energy needs of Kahoolawe.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Executive Director of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission.

Your Committees find that the process of restoring and revitalizing the island of Kahoolawe requires the implementation and utilization of innovative alternative energy technologies that do not harm the fragile environment and ecosystems of Kahoolawe. Preliminary studies have concluded that the use of alternative and renewable energy sources to provide for the present and future energy needs of Kahoolawe is not only feasible, but also cost effective and will help promote a sustainable future on Kahoolawe.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Energy, Environment, and International Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1288 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.