STAND. COM. REP. NO.  68

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 65

      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 Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 65 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE BOWL-O-DROME PROPERTY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize general obligation bonds and appropriate funds to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for the redevelopment of the Bowl-O-Drome property, located at 820 Isenberg Street, with the assistance of the Hawaii Community Development Authority.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Association, and several individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Community Development Authority commented on this measure.

     Your Committee notes that further discussion is necessary to define the role of the Hawaii Community Development Authority in the Bowl-O-Drome project and to address additional questions. Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to December 24, 2088.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 65, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 65, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KANIELA ING, Chair