STAND. COM. REP. NO.  312

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1255

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1255 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to remember and honor the heroism and sacrifices of the 100^th Infantry Battalion/442^nd Regimental Combat Team by transferring to the University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College (UH KCC) 1.5 acres of land located adjacent to the approximately 3.993 acres previously set aside by Executive Order No. 3791 to UH KCC for a proposed Legacy Center for the 100^th Battalion/442^nd Regimental Combat Team.

     A concerned individual supported this bill.  The University of Hawaii and Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1255, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1255, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Chair