STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2276

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2035

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2035 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ADOLESCENT TREATMENT AND HEALING CENTER, CENTRALIZED AUTO MAINTENANCE FACILITY, HANGAR FOR THE KAUAI FIRE DEPARTMENT HELICOPTER, SALT POND MASTER PLAN, AND VETERANS CEMETERY FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance construction of an adolescent treatment and healing center, plans for a centralized auto maintenance facility, construction of a hangar for the Kauai Fire Department's helicopter, development of a Salt Pond master plan, and improvements to the Kauai Veterans Cemetery.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Defense, Emergency Management Agency; Department of Defense, Office of Veterans Services; Office of the Mayor, County of Kaua‘i; Kaua‘i County Council; Kaua‘i Fire Department; Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition; and Ho‘omana Pono, LLC.  Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

     Your Committees find that the projects proposed to be funded through this measure have various beneficiaries but ultimately improve the County of Kauai's ability to serve the needs of the county – the adolescent treatment and healing center is a top priority in the County of Kauai's Holo Holo 2020 Vision and is already underway; the centralized auto maintenance facility is necessary to consolidate the County of Kauai's equipment fleet and maintenance needs into one facility with adequate space and resources to maintain the fleet; the hangar for the Kauai Fire Department's helicopter will provide a permanent site to house the helicopter, eliminating the need to rent a hangar at Lihue Airport; the Salt Pond master plan is needed to integrate the various uses and infrastructure of the Salt Pond area into a regional center that preserves the area's cultural, social, and recreational components; and the Kauai Veterans Cemetery, which has already undergone assessments and planning for repairs and upgrades, is read to proceed with construction on those repairs and upgrades.

     Your Committees note that should funds be appropriated for the construction of the adolescent treatment and healing center, additional funding would be necessary for any associated operational costs.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2035 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair

________________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair