STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2928

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.R. No. 10

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Environment, and Technology, to which was referred S.R. No. 10 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE GIL KAHELE AERO TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Office of Aerospace Development to develop a plan for the Gil Kahele Aero Technology Campus to be located in Hilo on the island of Hawaii.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Aerospace Development; Department of Transportation; Aha Moku Advisory Committee; University of Hawaii System; High Technology Development Corporation; and two individuals.

     Your Committees find that the physical geography of the State and the island of Hawaii in particular are conducive to the development of aerospace technology and related fields.  Your Committees further note that the late Senator Gil Kahele was a strong advocate in promoting the interest and developing the talent of Native Hawaiians and other youth in aerospace technology.  Developing an aero technology campus in Hilo will create economic opportunities on the island of Hawaii and promote connections between aerospace technology and natural and cultural resources.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Environment, and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 10 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Environment, and Technology,

________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair

________________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair