STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3793
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.R. No. 28
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Water and Land, to which was referred S.R. No. 28 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DEVISE AND ADOPT A TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Hawaii Community Development Authority devise and adopt a transit-oriented development plan, including transient-oriented development rules, for the Kakaako Community Development District.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Kamehameha Schools, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, and The Howard Hughes Corporation.
Your Committees find that successful planning for growth and development in the State requires increasing the density of existing and new communities. Your Committees further find that well-designed and well-integrated, higher-density development near a rail transit system can significantly reduce dependency on motor vehicles, thereby reducing the adverse environmental impacts resulting from significant motor vehicle use. As the State moves toward more transit-oriented development with the introduction of the transit rail system, more guidance on land use, circulation, urban design, housing, community facilities, pedestrian amenities, historic and cultural enhancements, and infrastructure is necessary to properly utilize urban areas such as Kakaako. This measure will improve transit-oriented development in Kakaako by requiring the Hawaii Community Development Authority to devise and adopt a transit-oriented development plan.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting language regarding the final environmental impact statement accepted by the Hawaii Community Development Authority;
(2) Requesting the Hawaii Community Development Authority to update the transit-oriented development overlay plan to complement the adjacent transit-oriented development plans of the City and County of Honolulu, rather than requesting the Development Authority to devise and adopt a transit oriented development plan, including transit-oriented development rules;
(4) Amending its title in accordance with its amended purpose; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Water and Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 28, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 28, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Water and Land,
|
________________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair |
|
________________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Chair |
|
|
|
|