STAND. COM. REP. NO.  426

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1693

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 H.B. No. 1693 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WEST OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Office of Planning to review the City and County of Honolulu's revised Ewa Development Plan to ensure the infrastructural needs of the rapidly developing area are adequately met.

     The Representative from the 42nd District and Friends of Makakilo testified in support of this bill.  The Office of Planning opposed this measure.  The Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu and a concerned individual provided comments. 

     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 H.B. No. 1693 and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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