STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 498-24
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2024
RE: H.B. No. 1925
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1925 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Planning & Sustainable Development; Housing Hawaiʻi's Future; Holomua Collaborative; aio; HPM Building Supply; Mana Up; and Title Guaranty Hawaii. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture.
Your Committee finds that in 2018, the Office of Planning & Sustainable Development undertook a Phase I review of the Hawaii State Planning Act and found outdated goals and objectives. Your Committee further finds that since then, important objectives supporting climate change adaptation and sustainability have been added to the Hawaii State Planning Act. This measure will provide a comprehensive update to benefit future planning for a rapidly changing world.
Your
Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the sunset date of the task force to June 30, 2027;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1925, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1925, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,
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____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair |
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