Report Title:

Honolulu Waterfront Masterplan Task Force

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

48

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

requesting the formation of a task force to develop an up-to-date master plan of the Honolulu waterfront to stimulate economic development in the area.

 

WHEREAS, the Honolulu waterfront is a special public asset that serves as the State's principal harbor and provides boundless opportunity for economic development, public enjoyment, and civil identity; and

WHEREAS, at present, different agencies handle the development of contiguous areas, which has resulted in a lack of any cohesive plan; and

WHEREAS, by coordinating these efforts, this prime waterfront location can be made more attractive and functional, and become a crown jewel in our State's waterfront areas; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-First Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2001, the House of Representatives concurring, that a task force be created under the direction of the House Economic Development and Business Concerns Committee and the Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee to develop an up-to-date plan of the Honolulu waterfront from Aloha Tower to Kakaako to stimulate Hawaii's economy; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall consist of a representative, chosen by and from each of the following: the Department of Transportation, Hawaii Community Development Authority, and Aloha Tower Development Corporation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall also include a public representative from each community to be effected by the master plan; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be open to all related government, community, and private industry or trade agencies for the benefit of the task force to include every effected interest; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to report findings and recommendations to the Legislature twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2002; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Department of Transportation, Hawaii Community Development Authority, Aloha Tower Development Corporation, the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of the Senate Economic Development and Technology Committee and the House Economic Development and Business Concerns Committee.