STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1578

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 92

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 92 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC FACILITIES WITHIN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONES IN ANY OF ITS STATEWIDE PLANNING FUNCTIONS OR INVOLVEMENT THEREIN,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to encourage the Hawaii Community Development Authority to prioritize investment in public facilities within transient-oriented development zones in any of its statewide planning functions or involvement therein.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Hawaii Community Development Authority; Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; Building Industry Association of Hawaii; and Hunt Development Group, LLC.

Your Committees find that transit-oriented development promotes development patterns that support quality of life, preserve the natural environment, provide a range of housing choices for residents, and encourage a healthy lifestyle. Your Committees also find that the lack of coordination and financing of infrastructure improvements, including public facilities, in planned growth areas, including transit-oriented development zones, is a major impediment to realizing the potential of transit-oriented development in meeting housing demands and creating vibrant and sustainable mixed-use communities. Your Committees further find that the State must take a more proactive role in investing in critical infrastructure necessary to overcome barriers to transit-oriented development. Likewise, this measure encourages the Hawaii Community Development authority to prioritize investment in public facilities within transit-oriented development zones.

Your Committees find that the Kalaeloa community development district has similar infrastructure challenges and would stand to benefit from investments in infrastructure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Adding findings regarding the critical infrastructure needs of the Kalaeloa community development district;

(2) Encouraging the Hawaii Community Development Authority to also prioritize investment in public facilities within the Kalaeloa community development district in any of its statewide planning functions or involvement therein; and

(3) Amending its title accordingly.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 92, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 92, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Transportation,

________________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair