STAND. COM. REP. NO. 25-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2016

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 2016 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SAND ISLAND STATE RECREATION AREA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to prepare a master plan for the Sand Island State Recreation Area.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the Sand Island State Recreation Area, located in the core of Honolulu and adjacent to a densely populated residential area, requires infrastructural and other upgrades due to deterioration from age, heavy use and misuse, and saltwater exposure. Your Committee further finds that the Sand Island State Recreation Area has the potential to be developed into an urban flagship "people's park" but requires planning that includes considerations such as community input, changing environmental conditions, opportunities for preserving and highlighting historic features, and opportunities to expand outdoor recreation.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2016, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2016, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair