STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1602

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1697

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1697, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRAINING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist the University of Hawaii in the development of the aviation industry and expansion of aerospace training and research in Hawaii by appropriating funds for start-up costs for an integrated airline training center (Center).

The Honolulu Community College (HCC) and Global Flyers Corp. testified in support of this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee wishes to note that until now, the parties interested in developing the Center have not actively solicited the input of the residential communities which may be affected by the Center's operations. Your Committee believes that these neighborhoods should be involved and kept informed during the development process to ensure the most beneficial outcome for all parties involved with the Center.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying in the purpose section that HCC work in partnership with the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC);

(2) Changing the expending agency to HTDC;

(3) Requiring HTDC to contract with HCC to operate the Center; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1697, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1697, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair