Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2738 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to remedy any shortfall of moneys to acquire land to expand Kahuku High and Intermediate School.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by a complex area superintendent and principal from the Department of Education. The Board of Education submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that relocation of Kahuku High and Intermediate School to the land parcel identified as the "mauka property" in this measure is necessary because the current school campus is in a flood zone, and both the current and projected enrollments are above the capacity of the present campus. Your Committee further finds that the proposed land exchange agreement between the State and Hawaii Baptist Academy will provide the primary funds used for any land purchase under this measure.

Your Committee intends that the authorization of the issuance of general obligation bonds by this measure is to supplement any shortfall of monies, up to $1,500,000, to complete the purchase of property under this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2738 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.