STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1270-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.C.R. No. 316

      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. 316, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FEE SIMPLE SALE OF NON-CEDED LANDS HELD BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII IN KAPOLEI, HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to approve the fee simple sale of state land pursuant to Act 176, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009 (Act 176).  Specifically, the University of Hawaii (UH) seeks to sell non-ceded lands in Kapolei donated to UH by the Campbell Estate to build the UH-West Oahu campus to meet the condition running with the land that construction of the campus commence by December 31, 2011. 

     The Representative of the 4^th House District testified in opposition to this concurrent resolution.  The University of Hawaii – West Oahu testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs offered comments on this concurrent resolution.

     Your Committee finds that an appraisal is currently being conducted as to the subject land.  However, as the subject land is currently in negotiations for the sale, the State is prohibited from disclosing the information until that process is completed.  Therefore, the intent of your Committees is to have the appraisal information required under Act 176 inserted into this concurrent resolution at the appropriate time, once it becomes available.

     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. 316, 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