STAND. COM. REP. NO.  613

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1310

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Tourism and Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1310 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WAIAKEA PENINSULA REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to revitalize and redevelop the Waiakea Peninsula on Hawaii Island and stimulate the economy of East Hawaii by establishing the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District, Planning Committee, and Revolving Fund.

Two Hawaii County Council Members from Districts 2 and 3, Kanoelehua Industrial Area Association, Hawaii Planing Mill, Ltd. dba HPM Building Supply, Hawaii Island Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Big Island Toyota, Inc., Island Planning, Pacific Resource Partnership, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, Hawaii Island Realtors, Hawaii Construction Alliance, and numerous concerned individuals supported this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Budget and Finance offered comments.  

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying the boundaries of the Waiakea Peninsula Redevelopment District; and

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2117, to promote further discussion.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Tourism and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1310, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1310, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Tourism and Water & Land,

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair