STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1492

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 910

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 910, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BANYAN DRIVE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Office of Planning to conduct a study on the infrastructure of the Banyan Drive area on the Waiakea Peninsula on the island of Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of the Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Office of Planning.

Your Committee finds that the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency have been working on plans for the redevelopment of the Banyan Drive area in Hilo for many years. This measure would require the Office of Planning to conduct a study of the infrastructure in the area to better assess the area's redevelopment needs.

Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of December 31, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 910, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 910, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair