STAND. COM. REP. NO.  634

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 832

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.B. No. 832 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the 125 employees' and retirees' families living in the 120 homes in the Kunia plantation camp, which is leased by Del Monte from Campbell Estate until 2008, do not lose their homes when Del Monte Fresh Produce shuts down its operations, by:

(1)  Directing the Land Survey Division of the Department of Accounting and General Services to determine the boundaries of the Kunia camp, including a nearby site that was the subject of a hazardous waste cleanup operation under the federal government, and adequate egress and ingress from the homes to the nearest public highway; and

(2)  Making an appropriation for the purchase, improvement, and refurbishment of the Kunia plantation camp from Campbell Estate for the eventual resale of the homes to the current residents.

     The ILWU Local 142, National Federation of Filipino American Associations Region 12, Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Accounting and General Services opposed this measure.  The Attorney General provided comments.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 832 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and 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