CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 20-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 2330

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2330, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to update the composition, leadership, and meeting requirements of the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council to facilitate the Council's activities for the protection and management of Kaneohe Bay.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council has not functioned at optimal capacity in recent years.  In fact, your Committee on Conference is aware that it is difficult for the Council to achieve quorum, creating a lack of adequate meetings during which the Council can perform its business.  This measure is intended to address that issue as well as other concerns.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring the Council to hold meetings quarterly, rather than semi-annually, on the status of the implementation of the master plan; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2014.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2330, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2330, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

_____________________________ FAYE P. HANOHANO, Co-Chair	____________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair
_____________________________ DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Co-Chair