STAND. COM. REP. NO.  302

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 798

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 798 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify notice requirements for Hawaii Community Development Authority public hearings relating to proposed rule amendments and land developments.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Executive Director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority.

     Your Committee finds that, currently, it is unclear whether hearing notices given by the Hawaii Community Development Authority must be given by statewide publication or by county-wide publication.  Your Committee further finds that requiring the Hawaii Community Development Authority to give notice by statewide publication for hearings on administrative rulemaking and by county-wide publication for hearings on proposals to develop lands under the Hawaii Community Development Authority's control will provide necessary clarity and increase efficiency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 798 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair