STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1593-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.C.R. No. 40

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 Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 40 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PEARL CITY REVITALIZATION TASK FORCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to establish the Pearl City Revitalization Task Force (Task Force) to study future uses for the vacated Pearl City Fire Station site, including recreational and education uses, and report back to the Legislature prior to the 2020 Regular Session.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and an individual supported this measure. The Legislative Reference Bureau provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by removing language requiring the Legislative Reference Bureau, upon request of the Task Force, to assist in the preparation of the Task Force's report.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 40, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 40, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair