STAND. COM. REP. NO. 686-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 2737

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2737, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HONOPOU DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect public health and safety by:

(1) Requiring the Department of the Attorney General to assist in resolving the jurisdictional dispute over the Honopou Road and Honopou Bridge on the island of Maui; and

(2) Requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to review the issues relating to the safety of Honopou Bridge and submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including a determination of the costs of bringing Honopou Bridge up to standards that will allow the Maui County Fire Department to provide services to Honopou District residents.

The Mayor of the County of Maui and a member of the Maui County Council testified in support of this bill. DOT supported the intent of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2737, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair