STAND. COM. REP. NO. 384

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1537

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 1537 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF MAUNA KEA MANAGEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii for eight full-time equivalent (8.0 FTE) positions within the Office of Mauna Kea Management.

Office of Mauna Kea Management, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, Takamine Construction, Inc., Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference, Maunakea Observatories, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriation to the University of Hawaii for eight full-time equivalent (8.0 FTE) positions within the Office of Mauna Kea Management to an unspecified amount;

(2) Changing the number of full-time equivalent positions within the Office of Mauna Kea Management to an unspecified number;

(3) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion on this measure; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Labor & Public Employment respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 for eight full-time equivalent (8.0 FTE) positions within the Office of Mauna Kea Management.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1537, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1537, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair