STAND. COM. REP. NO. 792
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2007
RE: H.B. No. 1919
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2007
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1919 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to promote smart growth principles in land use decision-making by:
(1) Requiring the Land Use Commission (Commission) to consider impacts on existing infrastructure in reclassification applications; and
(2) Prohibiting the Commission from approving district boundary amendments for certain residential or commercial developments in the Lahaina and Ewa districts unless the proposed reclassification is planned in accordance with smart growth principles.
A concerned individual supported this bill. The Hawaii Association of REALTORS supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu and the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii opposed this bill. D.R. Horton, Schuler Divison submitted comments.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Deleting the reference to the Lahaina and Ewa districts;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1919, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1919, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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