STAND. COM. REP. NO. 674

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 86

       S.D. 2

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 86, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MAKUA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish the Makua Valley Reserve Commission to oversee the preservation and restoration activities in Makua Valley on the island of Oahu.

     Your Committee received four written comments on this measure.  The written comments may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that the intent of the measure is to involve stakeholders in the Makua Valley preservation and restoration efforts, and provide the community with an ability to advocate through the Makua Valley Reserve Commission.  Your Committee believes that Makua Valley is rich in cultural resources and that the creation of this commission provides a sensitive approach to appropriately managing the valley and its fragile resources.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by:

(1)  Changing the effective date to January 1, 2020, to facilitate further discussion on this issue; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 86, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 86, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair