STAND. COM. REP. NO.  193-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1816

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 1816 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 provide for the re-acquisition by the State of certain parcels of land in Kakaako makai.

 

     The Outdoor Circle and an individual provided testimony in opposition to this measure.  The Hawaii Community Development Authority and Kamehameha Schools provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the lands known as the makai gateway park from the lands that the Hawaii Community Development Authority must make efforts to reacquire;

 

     (2)  Including other lands owned by Kamehameha Schools located in Kakaako makai for a possible land exchange;

 

     (3)  Deleting the Heeia parcels received from Kamehameha Schools as lands that the Hawaii Community Development Authority may offer for exchange;

 

     (4)  Including other state lands for a possible exchange; and

 

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1816, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1816, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

 

 

 

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair