STAND. COM. REP. NO.550

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1560

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 1560 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY LEFT IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize counties to condemn and demolish abandoned facilities that have been damaged due to a natural disaster.

The Mayor of Kauai, Poipu Beach Resort Association, Hawaii Hotel Association, Kiahuna Plantation Resort, and one individual submitted testimony supporting this measure.

Additionally, this measure establishes civil penalties for property owners whose property sits in a damaged and dangerous condition and who fail to make reasonable efforts at remediation.

Your Committee finds that Kauai's experience with Hurricane Iniki presented first-hand the loss of revenues and a drastic slump in domestic and international visitors from tourism that took much effort and creativity to regain. This measure will help communities rebuild faster and deal more efficiently with the challenges of recovery in the event of a major natural crisis.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1560 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations,

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair