STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2674

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2825

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2825 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HARBORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Department of Transportation Harbors Division to conduct a comprehensive study examining increased commercial activity at Kalaeloa Harbor to support the offloading of additional cargo containers and livestock transportation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Kapolei Chamber of Commerce; Hawaii Logistic Services; and Hawaii Meats, LLC. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Harbor Users Group. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance; Department of Transportation; and Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.

Your Committee finds that over eighty percent of goods in Hawaii are imported via ocean transportation. From Honolulu Harbor, many cargo containers are transported via commercial trucks to West Oahu for storage or further processing. These frequent trips negatively impact efficiency at the docks and increase highway traffic levels and congestion. This measure is to appropriate an unspecified amount of money to fund the Department of Transportation Harbors Division to conduct a comprehensive study to determine and identify resources necessary to expand Kalaeloa Harbor for increased and additional commercial uses, including offloading of cargo and livestock transportation.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Allowing the Department of Transportation an additional year to report to the Legislature; and

(2) Requiring the Department of Transportation to consult with relevant stakeholders and harbor users to conduct the study.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2825, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2825, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair