STAND. COM. REP. NO.  827-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2247

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2247 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend the time allowed to acquire the private lands designated as part of the South Kona Wilderness Area on the island of Hawaii from December 31, 2007, to December 31, 2009.

     The Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i and the Trust for Public Land supported this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Capital Partners, LLP, and South Kona LLC provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2247 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair