STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1960-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 59

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Transportation and Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 59, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS TO CONDUCT A STUDY AS TO THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING A PERMANENT PORT AND DOCK FACILITY FOR THE VOYAGING CANOES HOKULE‘A, MAKALI‘I, HOKUALAKA‘I, NANAHOE, AND MO‘OKIHA AND TO RECOMMEND A LOCATION FOR SUCH A FACILITY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources in cooperation with the Department of Transportation to establish a working group of stakeholders to conduct a study as to the feasibility of providing a permanent port and dock facility for the voyaging canoes Hokule'a, Makali'I, Hokualaka'I Nanahoe, and Mo'okiha and to recommend a location for such a facility.

     Testimonies in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and individual Dennis Chun.  Department of Land and Natural Resources opposes the resolution. Department of Transportation offered comments to the measure. 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 59, S.D. 1, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation and Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair

____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair