STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3599

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 200

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 Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 200 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO CONVEY DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD TO THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Secretary of the Army to convey Dillingham Airfield to the State of Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Ko‘olau Foundation, Save Dillingham Airfield, and fifteen individuals.

Your Committee finds that Dillingham Airfield is recognized around the world as a premier location for skydiving and gliding and is the most heavily used drop zone in the United States. Your Committee further finds that the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Section 2831, Public Law 101-510, required the Secretary of the Army to convey eighty-seven acres of land to the State of Hawaii, which includes a portion of the western end of Dillingham Airfield and adjacent shoreline, locally known as Army Beach. However, the land transfer has not yet been completed, but remains authorized and is pending disposition. Your Committee believes that the eighty-seven acres of airfield and beach property are valuable assets that rightfully belong to the State of Hawaii. This measure will benefit the State and local communities by requesting the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to work with the Secretary of the Army to convey Dillingham Airfield to the State of Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending its title accordingly; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 200, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 200, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs,

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair