STAND. COM. REP. NO. 941-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2034

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2034, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the membership of the Hawaii Community Development Authority by:

(1) Adding the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, or the Director's designee;

(2) Making the director of planning and permitting of each county in which a community development district is located, or the director's designee, a voting member, rather than a nonvoting, member;

(3) Removing one at-large member;

(4) Reducing the number of district resident representatives;

(5) Removing the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, or the Chairperson's designee, as a nonvoting member; and

(6) Establishing a nomination and appointment procedure for the district representative positions for each community development district.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that the dynamics of changing priorities and needs can necessitate changes to the leadership composition of any entity. This measure amends the existing governance structure of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to equip the Authority with the leadership, perspectives, and skill sets needed to meet the strategic priorities and goals of its mission.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the provision that the existing representatives of the Heeia Community Development District, Kalaeloa Community Development District, and Kakaako Community Development District shall continue to serve until the expiration of their respective terms; 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 Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2034, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2034, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair