STAND. COM. REP. NO.  673

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1334

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1334, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LAND TRANSFER,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to transfer the title, custody, and control of the following two parcels of land located on the island of Oahu, from the University of Hawaii (UH) to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC):

 

     (1)  Parcel located at 3663 Maunalei Avenue, identified as Tax Map Key No. 320300020000; and

 

     (2)  Parcel located at 3674 B Kilauea Avenue, identified as Tax Map Key No. 320330010000.  

 

     HHFDC supported the intent of this measure.  UH, the State Office of Veterans Services of the Department of Defense, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, and a concerned individual opposed this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1334, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1334, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

 

 

 

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair