Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3138, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force to:

(1) Conduct policy analyses and research;

(2) Provide community outreach;

(3) Launch a public education and media campaign; and

Navatek, Ltd., OmniTrak Group, Inc., Asia Pacific Flowers, Inc., Green Point Nurseries, Inc., Hawaii Florists and Shippers Association, and Hawaii Biotech, Inc., testified in support of this bill. The Office of Planning supported the intent of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3138, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.