STAND. COM. REP. NO.  964-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.C.R. No. 223

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 223 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF USING LUALUALEI NAVAL ROAD AS AN EVACUATION ROUTE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER ON THE LEEWARD COAST,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to create an alternate evacuation route for residents of the leeward coast by requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to conduct a study on the feasibility of using Lualualei Navel Road as an evacuation route in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.

     Several concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  LRB provided comments.

     Your Committee notes that the Navy received Lualualei from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) in the 1980's.  In exchange, the Navy was to give land to DHHL.  In 1995, with the Navy yet to comply with the exchange, the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act was passed by Congress.  To date, only 700 acres have been conveyed.  Until the Navy fulfills its obligation to DHHL, the Navy does not have clear title to Lualualei.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Requesting the Department of Defense, specifically the Civil Defense Division, to provide cooperation, support, and assistance to LRB in preparing the study; and

     (2)  Changing the title of the concurrent resolution to read:  "REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF USING LUALUALEI NAVAL ROAD AS AN EVACUATION ROUTE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER ON THE LEEWARD COAST."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 223, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 223, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair