STAND. COM. REP. NO.  651-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2667

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2667, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FERRIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to reduce the state's reliance on a few interisland air and slow water carriers, and encourage the consideration of an alternative form of transportation by requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to:

 

     (1)  Conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a statewide ferry system and State ferry system authority to oversee and regulate such a ferry system; and

 

     (2)  Report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011.

 

     The Hawaii Laborers' Union testified in support of this bill.  Kahului Harbor Coalition, Malama Kauai, Aloha Analytics, and several concerned individuals opposed this measure.  DOT; Young Brothers, Limited; Maui Tomorrow; and a concerned individual provided comments.

 

 

 

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

 

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

 

     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 H.B. No. 2667, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2667, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair