CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 142

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 427

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 427, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DARK NIGHT SKIES PROTECTION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to preserve dark night skies in Hawaii by establishing a Dark Night Skies Protection Advisory Committee to assist the University of Hawaii in developing a statewide dark night skies protection strategy.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by correctly reflecting the number of members on the Dark Night Skies Protection Advisory Committee.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 427, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 427, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair