STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1327-22
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2022
RE: S.B. No. 3195
S.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 S.B. No. 3195, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee
received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands, Hawaii State Energy Office, Sustainable Energy Hawai‘i,
and two individuals. Your Committee
received testimony in opposition to this measure from two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this
measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.
Your Committee finds that one of the five
objectives of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' Energy Policy is to
facilitate the use of diverse renewable energy resources. Specific activities noted in the policy include
identifying properties in the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' land inventory
that have potential for renewable energy projects and pursuing the leasing of
those lands. Your Committee finds that
investigation, exploration, and identification of geothermal resources on
Hawaiian home lands are necessary to realize the harnessing of geothermal
energy as a clean, renewable energy source in the State.
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 S.B. No. 3195, S.D. 2, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair |
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