STAND. COM. REP. NO. 908

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 842

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 842, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish the Hawaii State Planning Act Review Commission to review the Hawaii State Planning Act and submit to the Legislature its evaluation and recommendations to update the Hawaii State Planning Act;

(2) Remove references to achieving the viability of Hawaii's sugar and pineapple industries from the Hawaii State Planning Act's agricultural objectives; and

(3) Appropriate funds to carry out the purposes of this measure.

The O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Office of Planning, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, and an individual provided comments.

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. 842, H.D. 1, 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