Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2487 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the number of members on the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA).

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by Hui o Malama Kaka'ako Paka; U. Okada & Co., Ltd.; and seven individuals. Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Comments were submitted by the City and County of Honolulu.

Many states have an authority very similar to HCDA. However, many of those authorities have some type of oversight either at the state or the county level. Thus, your Committee finds that it would be appropriate to have some representatives sitting on HCDA who are appointed from a list submitted by the legislature. Accordingly, this measure provides that two additional members will be appointed by the Governor, one from a list submitted by the Senate President and one from a list submitted by the Speaker of the House.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2487 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Transportation and Government Operations.