STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1703

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 57

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.C.R. No. 57 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO UNDERTAKE PLANNING ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO A STADIUM ON OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) to undertake planning activities with respect to a new stadium on Oahu.

     The U.S. Representative of the First Congressional District of Hawaii and Pacific Resource Partnership provided comments.  DAGS opposed this measure.

     Your Committee respectfully requests that the Committee on Finance determine the appropriate minimum seating capacity of the new stadium to be planned.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 57 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KEN ITO, Chair