Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 33, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to continue efforts to improve Hawaii's harbor system by requesting the Department of Transportation (DOT) to continue to work collaboratively with the Hawaii Harbor Users Group (HHUG) to implement planned improvements and construction to improve cargo terminal and container facilities at Honolulu Harbor, Kahului Harbor, and Hilo Harbor.

This measure also congratulates and commends DOT and HHUG for their superb work and collaboration in completing the HHUG Report.

DOT, the Office of the Mayor of the County of Maui, HHUG, Hawaii Business Roundtable, Hawaii Ship Agents Association, Maritime Consultants of the Pacific, and Alexander and Baldwin, Inc., testified in support of this concurrent resolution.

Your Committee finds that DOT and HHUG have worked well together to begin the arduous task of improving and maintaining Hawaii's commercial harbors, especially with regard to improving and constructing cargo facilities. Including all the harbor stakeholders in the planning process has proven successful and should be continued.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 33, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.