STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1895

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.C.R. No. 292

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Taxation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 292 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE NUUANU-LILIHA CORRIDOR AS THE NUUANU-LILIHA HISTORIC CORRIDOR,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to pay tribute to the various historic, cultural, and unique sites in the Nuuanu-Liliha area by recognizing the Nuuanu-Liliha Corridor as the Nuuanu-Liliha Historic Corridor.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, a Representative from the Hawaii State House of Representatives, the Historic Hawaii Foundation, and the Hawai‘i Capitol Cultural District.

     Your Committees find that there are many historic and cultural sites located within the Nuuanu-Liliha district.  These historic sites date from the early days of the Hawaiian Monarchy, to the inflow of immigrants to Chinatown, to the building of many of today's well-known religious institutions.  Historic corridors are geographic areas containing buildings, sites, objects, and vistas of natural, historic, geographic, or architectural significance and are associated with persons or events important to understanding the history and culture of area.  Recognizing the Nuuanu-Liliha Corridor as a historic corridor will properly pay tribute to the various historic, cultural, and unique sites in the Nuuanu-Liliha area.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the term "designates" to avoid confusion with an official designation on the State or National Register of Historic Places;

     (2)  Clarifying that the recognition is non-regulatory in nature and is for the purposes of fostering civic pride, encouraging good stewardship, and marketing the area's resources to its residents and visitors; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of style and consistency.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Taxation that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 292, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 292, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Taxation,

____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair

____________________________ RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Chair