STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2621

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2487

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 2487 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the number of members on the Hawaii Community Development Authority from eleven to thirteen.

This measure would require the Governor to appoint two additional nominees: one from a list of nominees provided by the Senate President, and one from a list of nominees provided by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from U. Okada & Co., Ltd. and four individuals. Your Committee notes that there was no testimony submitted by the Hawaii Community Development Authority, but a representative was available at the hearing to answer questions.

Many states have an authority very similar to the Hawaii Community Development Authority. However, many of those authorities have some type of oversight either at the state or county level. Thus, your Committee finds that it would be appropriate to have two representatives on the Hawaii Community Development Authority who are appointed from lists submitted by the Legislature. Accordingly, this measure provides that two additional members will be appointed by the Governor, one from a list submitted by the Senate President and one from a list submitted by the Speaker of the House.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2487 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Government Operations,

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair