STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1970-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 879

S.D. 1

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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 879, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the counties to provide for the maintenance of infrastructure for any housing development for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands within sixty days and under certain conditions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Kalama‘ula Mauka Homestead Association. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 879, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair