Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3138 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation to be expended by the Auditor for the preparation of the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan.

The Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan is to define and implement state goals, objectives, policies, and priority guidelines, by implementing some or all of the recommendations of the 2050 Task Force.

Your Committee has left the amount appropriated unspecified to allow further discussion on this matter.

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