STAND. COM. REP. NO.  792-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2481

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2481 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify the notice requirements for public hearings held by the Hawaii Community Development Authority.  Specifically, this measure requires the Authority to publish notice in a publication with statewide circulation for rulemaking hearings and in a publication with county-wide circulation for development plan approval public hearings.

The Hawaii Community Development Authority testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2481, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2481, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair