STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1249

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.R. No. 21

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology, to which was referred S.R. No. 21 entitled:

 

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT TO FACILITATE THE FORMATION OF A MULTINATIONAL LUNAR ARCHITECTURE ALLIANCE TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROTOTYPE LUNAR BASE ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Office of Aerospace Development to facilitate the formation of a Multinational Lunar Architecture Alliance to guide the development and implementation of a prototype lunar base on the Island of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Island Economic Development Board; and one individual.

 

     Your Committees find that encouraging the development of space exploration and related technologies is important for progressing toward a sustainable future.  The State has long played a central role in helping develop the national space program and has long-standing ties with space-faring nations around the globe.  Moreover, the Island of Hawaii, with its moon-like terrain, offers an ideal environment for multinational teams to develop, test, and validate innovative space technologies, including life support systems, telecommunications, power generation, and food production, that will be essential for future space exploration and sustainability measures.  Supporting such technological testing and development will also produce valuable scientific, educational, and economic benefits for the State.  Therefore, it is requested that:

 

     (1)  The Office of Aerospace Development facilitate the formation of a Multinational Lunar Architecture Alliance to be comprised of members from state, national, and international agencies to guide the development and implementation of a prototype lunar base on the Island of Hawaii, which includes modular habitats, telerobotic systems, communications networks, cis-lunar positioning and navigation systems, and in situ resource utilization technologies;

 

     (2)  The Multinational Lunar Architecture Alliance be launched through an International Lunar Summit in Hawaii during the fall of 2017; and

 

     (3)  The International Lunar Summit submit a report of its recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature and Governor prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2018.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 21, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 21, S.D. 1.

 


Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs and Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology,

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair