STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1825

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.C.R. No. 60

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 60 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HARBORS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HAWAII COMMERCIAL HARBORS AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a Hawaii Commercial Harbors Authority to consolidate responsibility for planning, management, marketing, and development of commercial harbors in a single agency.

The Department of Transportation, Matson, and International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142 testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 60 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair