STAND. COM. REP. NO. 979-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2869

S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2869, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE KALAELOA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to encourage proper maintenance of all properties within the Kalaeloa Community Development District (District) and protect public health and safety in the area. Specifically, this bill clarifies that the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) may act as an ombudsman for issues of concern within the District and provides the HCDA with the power and duty to:

(1) Receive, process, and follow-up on complaints within the District;

(2) Investigate these complaints;

(3) Consult with a landowner or subject of a complaint to determine the best means to remedy the situation;

(4) Present its opinion and recommendation to the Governor, Legislature, or public; and

(5) Issue quarterly reports detailing HDCA's activities to the landowners within the District.

HCDA testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that for various reasons, many parcels of property conveyed from the Navy to agencies of the federal government, the State, and City and County have fallen into disrepair and continue to deteriorate. Over the past two years, complaints to HCDA have mounted with regard to overgrown weeds, rubbish near roadways, and unkempt appearance within the District.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2869, S.D. 2, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair