STAND. COM. REP. NO.  248

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1405

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 1405 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PLANNING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote smart growth and sustainability in Hawaii by requiring the Office of Planning to develop a plan to establish a statewide system for greenways and trails.

     The Outdoor Circle, Sierra Club–Hawaii Chapter, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Office of Planning and Windward Ahupuaa Alliance offered 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. 1405 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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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair