STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2458

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2933

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2933 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSEHOLD ENERGY DEMAND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow for the use of clotheslines on any privately owned single-family residential dwelling, regardless of restrictions against use by any binding homeowner leases, contracts, or agreements.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Sierra Club Hawai‘i Chapter; and the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by the Princeville at Hanalei Community Association.  Comments were submitted by a private citizen.

     Your Committee finds that reducing the use of electric clothes dryers would substantially decrease the amount of fossil fuel electricity that Hawaii’s households require.

     Your Committee further finds that, as clotheslines make efficient use of the sun and wind, this measure is consistent with the State's energy objectives and supportive of Hawaii's renewable energy future.

     A private citizen has suggested to your Committee that the regulation of the location of clotheslines should be allowed for the purpose of preventing clotheslines from being visible from the street.

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure to allow for the regulating of the location of clotheslines to screen drying clothes and clotheslines from being viewed from neighboring streets.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2933, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2933, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Affordable Housing.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environment,

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RON MENOR, Chair