Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water, Land, and Agriculture and Media, Arts, Science, and Technology, to which was referred S.B. No. 3081 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide the State with more time to acquire land in the South Kona Wilderness Area.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committees find that there are significant archeological sites and native plants and animals within the proposed wilderness area and that an extension of time to acquire more land to be included in the South Kona Wilderness Park is appropriate. Thus, this measure extends the length of time allowed to acquire the lands that are designated to become part of the South Kona Wilderness Park on the island of Hawaii.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, and Agriculture and Media, Arts, Science, and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3081 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.