Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2480, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to conduct a study on the feasibility of constructing a wastewater treatment facility for Kapoho Vacationland Estates and Farmlots and public restrooms at the Wai O Pae Marine Life Conservation District on the island of Hawaii.

Your Committees find that the Kapoho and Vacationland subdivisions rely primarily on cesspools and septic tanks as a means of wastewater disposal. Due to the high groundwater table and close proximity to valuable nearshore water and porous ground formations, it is suspected that wastewater from these communities may be impacting the nearshore waters. This measure requires a feasibility study to determine if a wastewater treatment facility for the area and public restrooms for the marine life conservation district are appropriate.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2480, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2480, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.