CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 238

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 778

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

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. 778, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTEGRATED LAND USE,"

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:

(1) Require the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to conduct an integrated land use study for the use of lands within agricultural districts and submit interim and final reports to the Legislature;

(2) Appropriate funds for the establishment of a planner position and other expenses to conduct the study; and

(3) Appropriate funds for personnel costs and other expenses of the study.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $400,000 for the establishment of one full-time equivalent planner position and other expenses to conduct the integrated land use study;

(2) Deleting the appropriation for personnel costs and other expenses of the integrated land use study;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2025; and

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

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. 778, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 778, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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	____________________________ RACHELE LAMOSAO Co-Chair
____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair