STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3302

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 53

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.R. No. 53 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM'S VICE PRESIDENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO REDEVELOP THE LOWER CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA THROUGH A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the University of Hawai‘i System's Vice President for Budget and Finance to develop a plan to redevelop the lower campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa through a public private partnership.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the University of Hawai‘i System and Ho‘omanapono Political Action Committee.

Your Committee finds that the lower campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has a vast amount of underutilized lands that have the potential to encompass a "live, study, play" concept, similar to a university village or to transitional housing for new graduates starting their professional lives. Your Committee further finds that public private partnerships for redevelopment offer opportunities to minimize the amount of capital the State would otherwise need to provide. Specifically for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, public private partnerships offer opportunities to generate revenue and revitalize the campus by establishing work force or student housing, areas for commerce and businesses, restaurants, new athletic buildings, fitness centers, and other community resources.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending its title to correct a technical reference to the position of Vice President for Budget and Finance; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 53, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 53, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair