STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1161

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 1069

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred S.B. No. 1069, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

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

     CPAC, the Ocean Tourism Coalition, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  HCDA supported the intent of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Requiring the transferee to allow the participation and consider the recommendations of CPAC with regard to any of the property in the District transferred to a state or county agency; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1069, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1069, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

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KEN ITO, Chair