CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.88

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1476

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

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. 1476, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NORTH KOHALA,"

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 bill is to provide public access to, and a protective buffer for, the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument (Monument) by requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to renew its efforts to acquire the lands adjacent to the Monument through land exchange.

Upon careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the provision requiring DLNR to renew its efforts to acquire the lands adjacent to the Monument through land exchange;

(2) Clarifying that the lands adjacent to the Monument amount to 250 acres;

(3) Requiring DLNR to:

(A) Determine, after consultation with Mo'okini Luakini, Inc., and Kamehameha Schools, whether the 162 acres that may be acquired by Kamehameha Schools are adequate to provide an adequate buffer and public access to the Monument; and

(B) If the 162 acres is found insufficient, renew its efforts to acquire the remaining 88 acres through land exchange;

and

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

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. 1476, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1476, H.D. 1, 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

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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair

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RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, Co-Chair

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CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair