STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3726

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 164

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Government Operations, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 164 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM AND DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A COST ANALYSIS STUDY REGARDING CONSOLIDATING WEST HAWAII STATE OFFICES INTO ONE COMPLEX,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct a cost analysis study regarding consolidating west Hawaii state offices into one complex.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services.  Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Your Committees find that conducting a cost study analysis would be beneficial in determining whether the consolidation of the state offices in west Hawaii would be more convenient, cost effective, and efficient.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Government Operations that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 164, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 164, S.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism and Government Operations,

 

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SHARON MORIWAKI, Chair

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair