CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 150

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 505

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 505, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RED HILL,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish:

(1) A Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative (WAI) policy coordinator to coordinate WAI initiatives across state and county agencies and appropriate federal entities; and

(2) The Red Hill Remediation Special Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the definition of "Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative" to include the Deputy for Water Resource Management among the individuals in the group;

(2) Authorizing the Red Hill Remediation Special Fund to receive appropriations from any source, including the United States government, Legislature, and City and County of Honolulu; and

(3) Changing its effective date to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 505, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 505, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair	____________________________ RACHELE LAMOSAO Co-Chair