STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 2181
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: S.C.R. No. 52
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 52, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK WORKING GROUP TO STUDY POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PLAN, FOR SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the convening of a Sunset Memorial Park Working Group to:
(1) Study potential solutions for the legal and physical situation at Sunset Memorial Park and make recommendations for a long-term management plan; and
(2) Follow up with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on any developments since the enactment of Act 193, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, regarding the development of short-term and long-term strategies for the upkeep, repair, and maintenance of Sunset Memorial Park.
Your Committee finds that the company that owned Sunset Memorial Park involuntarily dissolved in 2006 and the company's owner passed away in 2011, leaving the property in legal limbo. As a result, Sunset Memorial Park has been in a state of disrepair and deterioration for many years, with little to no relief for the loved ones of those buried there.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Requesting the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to prepare the report of the Sunset Memorial Park Working Group to be submitted to the Legislature and provide any necessary administrative support to the Working Group; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 52, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 52, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,
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____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair |
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