CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 81

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 250

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 250, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to meet the critical demand for harbor expansion and upgrades by establishing a formal partnership between the Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the development of Honolulu Harbor and Kewalo basin infrastructure projects on an expedited basis.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the continuing demand for further improvements and development of harbor facilities to meet rapid growth is a challenge that harbors statewide face.  Your Committee on Conference therefore, believes that the planning of improvements and development of harbors statewide by ATDC is desirable.  In particular, your Committee on Conference recognizes that the needs of Kahului Harbor are dire and should be treated with the utmost priority and urgency.  However, due to the jurisdictional constraints of the ATDC, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Removing Kewalo Basin and the Kakaako area lands from the scope of this bill; and

     (2)  Authorizing ATDC to partner with DOT only for the development of Honolulu Harbor and its adjacent lands.

     This bill has also been amended by:

(1)  Deleting the provision for legislative approval on a project-by-project basis; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 250, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 250, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair	____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair	____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ PONO CHONG, Co-Chair