STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2137

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 153

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.R. No. 153, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A JOINT HEARING WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER THE LIKELY IMPACTS ON TRAFFIC BY THE PROPOSED TURTLE BAY RESORT EXPANSION AND MITIGATIVE MEASURES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE EXPANSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to address traffic concerns on Oahu's North Shore by requesting the House and Senate transportation committees to convene a joint hearing to consider the likely traffic impacts from the proposed expansion of Turtle Bay Resort and measures to mitigate these traffic problems.

     Keep the North Shore Country and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this resolution with amendments.  Kuilima Resort Company opposed this measure.  One concerned individual offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

(1)  Deleting references that request the involvement of the Senate;

(2)  Changing the title to read: "REQUESTING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A HEARING WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONSIDER THE LIKELY IMPACTS ON TRAFFIC BY THE PROPOSED TURTLE BAY RESORT EXPANSION AND MITIGATIVE MEASURES THAT MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE EXPANSION"; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style and to correct drafting errors.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 153, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 153, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA, Acting Chair and Vice Chair