STAND. COM. REP. NO.  855

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1270

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1270, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to direct the Board of Land and Natural Resources to enter into negotiations to acquire the property identified as Tax Map Key No.: (3) 6-8-001:030 in Kamuela, Hawaii, which is owned by Hanano Nursery, Inc., and appropriate funds out of the Land Conservation Fund to finance the acquisition.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1270, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair