STAND. COM. REP. NO.  643

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1395

      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 Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 1395 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KALIHI 21ST CENTURY COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a temporary Kalihi 21^st Century Commission within the Office of Planning, which shall create a comprehensive community development plan for the development of the Kalihi area on Oahu.

The Susannah Wesley Community Center, Parents and Children Together, Adult Friends for Youth, Ho‘omana Pono, LLC., and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Office of Planning supported the intent of this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Office of Information Practices provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2038, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1395, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1395, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair