STAND. COM. REP. NO.  940

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 522

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 522, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND TRANSFER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to transfer title, custody, and control of the following two parcels of land from the State of Hawaii to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation:

     (1)  Parcel identified as Tax Map Key No. 370120070000; and

     (2)  Parcel identified as Tax Map Key No. 370040030000.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce, County of Maui, and Office of the Mayor of the County of Maui testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Accounting and General Services testified in opposition to this measure.  The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 522, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair