STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1269-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.C.R. No. 292

      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 Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 292, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER THE MAUNA KEA STATE RECREATION AREA AND THE HAPUNA BEACH STATE RECREATION AREA TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to more efficiently and effectively maintain state recreation areas by requesting that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the County of Hawaii to provide a report and supporting documentation for the transfer of the Mauna Kea State Recreation Area and the Hupuna Beach State Recreation Area to the County of Hawaii.

     DLNR does not support the concurrent resolution in its present form.  The County of Hawai‘i office of the Mayor is in strong support of this concurrent resolution. The Representative of the 4^th House District offered comments. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 292, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair