Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 386, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to explore for potential water sources in the Ocean View area on the island of Hawaii.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the County of Hawaii Mayor, a Hawaii County Council member, Big Island Farm Bureau, Hawaii Ranchos Road Maintenance Corporation, Ocean View Community Association, Inc., Ocean View Community Development Corporation, Vitulli's Iki Plantation, and five individuals.

The Ocean View area on the island of Hawaii is growing rapidly with the development of over eleven thousand affordable vacant subdivided lots. With this type of growth potential, your Committee finds that it is imperative that potential water sources for this area are explored. This measure authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the exploration of potential water sources and to establish an exploratory and production well in the Ocean View area on the island of Hawaii.

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. 386, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.