CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 76

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

RE:    S.B. No. 1069

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1069, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to collaborate with and consider the recommendations of the Kakaako Makai Community Planning Advisory Council (Council) in developing, accepting, and implementing any plans for the development of the Kakaako makai area within the Kakaako Community Development District (District). 

     This measure also specifies that any transfer of property in the Kakaako makai area of the District to any state or county agency shall be upon the condition that the agency shall be required to collaborate with the Council and consider the recommendations of the Council in the development, acceptance, and implementation of any plan for the transferred property.

     Your Committee finds that the Council is a diverse group of stakeholders who have worked for two years to develop a vision and guiding principles for the development of the Kakaako makai area.  Your Committee understands that the HCDA will include the Council in the next process, which is to develop a master plan and rules for the Kakaako makai area, and this measure will ensure the Council's role in that process.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying the boundaries of the Kakaako makai area to mean the area within the District that is from the east side of Kewalo basin at the ewa wall of Ala Moana Park, to Forrest Avenue, and from Ala Moana Boulevard to the ocean; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1069, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1069, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ KEN ITO, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair
____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Co-Chair