STAND. COM. REP. 1306

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.C.R. No. 141

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 141 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO RECONSIDER THE EXISTING KALAELOA REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND MAKE REVISIONS AS NECESSARY TO MAXIMIZE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE KALAELOA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to reconsinder the existing Kalaeloa Redevelopment Plan and make revisions as necessary to maximize the social and economic development potential of the Kalaeloa Community Development District.

HCDA testified in support of this measure.

Barbers Point Naval Air Station (Barbers Point), also known as Kalaeloa, was transferred to HCDA in 2002, after Barbers Point was named as one of the bases being closed under the Federal Base Realignment and Closure Act. Your Committee finds that the lands at Kalaeloa offer significant potential for industries such as biotechnology, deep ocean research, aviation education, film making, industrial education, eco-tourism, and vocational and higher education, and would allow Hawaii to expand its employment base and develop new industries.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting language stating that an essential consideration in the long term success of Kalaeloa is the incorporation of an energy efficiency technology component in the redevelopment plan; and

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

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 141, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 141, H.D. 1.

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