STAND. COM. REP. NO. 641-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2671

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 2671, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the availability of gainful employment on the island of Molokai by appropriating funds to various agencies to collaboratively develop and implement agreed upon plans to assist displaced workers and address the continued availability of gainful employment.

The Chair of the Maui County Council, two Council Members of the Maui County Council, United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 464, AFL-CIO, Ho‘omanapono Political Action Committee, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and Department of Agriculture testified in support of the intent of this measure. The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism provided comments.

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. 2671, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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CINDY EVANS, Chair