STAND. COM. REP. 3478

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 73

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 73 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING DEL MONTE AND THE GALBRAITH ESTATE TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO RESIDE AT POAMOHO CAMP UNTIL AT LEAST DECEMBER 2005, TO ALLOW THE RESIDENTS TIME TO FIND HOUSING SOLUTIONS OR AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Request Del Monte to continue to operate Poamoho Camp until December 2005, or offer financial assistance to aid current residents in their search for affordable housing; and

(2) Request the Galbraith Estate to consider leasing the ninety acre Poamoho Camp parcel to the Poamoho Camp Residents Association or an entity of the Association's choice until December 2005 to allow residents time to find affordable housing.

Testimony in support of the measure was received from the Hawaii Government Employees Association.

Your Committee finds that the expiration of Del Monte's lease on Poamoho lands in Wahiawa, including Poamoho Camp, will impact three hundred employees and their families as well as numerous retirees who have lived at Poamoho Camp for generations. The residents of Poamoho Camp were notified of Del Monte's decision not to renew its lease in February 2004 and given notice to vacate Poamoho Camp by June 30, 2004.

Your Committee also finds that in light of the short notice afforded to the residents of Poamoho Camp and the difficulty in securing affordable housing as well as new employment, it is necessary to explore all viable options which will provide adequate short-term housing for the residents of Poamoho Camp as they explore various housing options.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 73, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture,

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair