STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3242
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.R. No. 75
S.D. 1
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committees on Water and Land and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing, to which was referred S.R. No. 75 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING PULAMA LANAI TO DEVELOP, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR LANAI, AND REQUESTING PULAMA LANAI TO SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY PROGRESS REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE PRIOR TO THE 2015 REGULAR SESSION AND A FINAL REPORT PRIOR TO THE 2016 REGULAR SESSION,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Request Pūlama Lānai to develop, in conjunction with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and High Technology Development Corporation, a partnership management plan for Lanai; and
(2) Request Pūlama Lānai to submit a preliminary progress report on the progress of developing the partnership management plan to the Legislature prior to the 2015 Regular Session and a final report prior to the 2016 Regular Session.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; High Technology Development Corporation; Aha Moku Advisory Committee; and Pūlama Lānai.
Your Committees find that in July 2013, Lānai Resorts began doing business as Pūlama Lānai. In Hawaiian, pūlama is "to cherish", or "to treasure", which expresses the deep sense of stewardship for the island and the spirit that will guide endeavors that reach far beyond the resorts of Lanai. Inspired by a deep respect for the people, history, beauty, and natural resources of Lānai, Pūlama Lānai's vision is to develop the island into a thriving model of sustainability. Pūlama Lānai believes in the capacity of the community to collectively shape a future that will flourish in a rich diversity of minds, hearts, cultures, ideas, and expertise.
Your Committees believe that Pūlama Lānai is committed to environmental, cultural, and economic prosperity across a balanced platform of conservation, preservation, education, energy, hospitality, social services, health care, business development, and community life.
The State of Hawaii has a vested interest in the proper development of Lānai to fulfill the vision of Pūlama Lānai. Formulating a partnership master plan is the most efficient and expedient manner of providing for the development of Lānai. Your Committees find that a partnership master plan must be the result of a joint effort among Pūlama Lānai, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and High Technology Development Corporation, all of whom have particular interests in the development of Lanai for the long-term benefit of the State.
Your Committees are particularly impressed with the oral testimony of all supporters of this measure that the supporters are truly working well together in a cooperative and collaborative fashion to bring about Pūlama Lānai's vision to develop the island into a thriving model of sustainability. Your Committees hope this can become a template for every island.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the title to read: REQUESTING PŪLAMA LĀNAI TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN A COOPERATIVE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ON THE ISLAND OF LĀNAI WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM, HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND LANAI AHA MOKU, AND REQUESTING PŪLAMA LĀNAI TO SUBMIT A REPORT OF THE PARTNERSHIPS TO THE LEGISLATURE PRIOR TO THE 2015 AND 2016 REGULAR SESSIONS;
(2) Deleting the seventh and eighth whereas paragraphs and substituting one whereas paragraph which reads, "the State of Hawaii has an interest to work in a cooperative public/private partnership with Pūlama Lānai to fulfill the vision of the company, the Lānai community, the citizens of Hawaii, and Larry Ellison;
(3) Deleting the first two be it resolved paragraphs and substituting two be it resolved paragraphs that:
(a) Request Pūlama Lānai to continue to work in a cooperative public/private partnership, in conjunction with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and High Technology Development Corporation; and
(b) Request Pūlama Lānai to submit a preliminary report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the 2015 Regular Session, and a final report prior to the convening of the 2016 Regular Session, of the partnership work that has occurred between the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and High Technology Development Corporation, and Pūlama Lānai; and
(4) Adding Lanai Aha Moku in the partnership in order to include the traditional practitioners of Lanai with generational knowledge of the island's resources into the planning process; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water and Land and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 75, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 75, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water and Land and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing,
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____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair |
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____________________________ MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair |