STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1010

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1287

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1287, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide resources for the upkeep of state facilities.

More specifically, the measure appropriates an unspecified sum to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to renovate its offices on the fifth floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building located at 250 South Hotel Street in Downtown Honolulu.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority.

Your Committee finds that the entire fifth floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building needs to be completely renovated due to health and safety concerns and deteriorating conditions, and that the appropriation made by this measure is needed to cover renovation-related expenses not included in the building renovation contract, such as moving and storage of items, replacement of partitions and furniture, and temporary office rental and relocation expenses.

Your Committee notes the written comments of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism requesting $660,000 for expenses not included in the renovation contract.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1287, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1287, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair