STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2698

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2057

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 2057, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TIME SHARE ZONING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the counties to restrict time share units and time share plans in zoning districts, if the counties establish a time share zone district.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the County Council, County of Maui; two members of the County Council, County of Maui; and the ILWU Local 142. Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by Marriott International, Inc.; Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.; Starwood Vacation Ownership; Fairfield Resorts, Inc.; Cendant Timeshare Resort Group; RCI, a subsidiary of the Cendant Vacation Network Group; Hilton Grand Vacations Club; Pahio Resorts, Inc.; the Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association; and ARDA-Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that there is a trend in the time share industry that raises serious issues for communities and for the continued strength of the industry. Your Committee further finds that this matter requires careful government scrutiny at the state and county levels.

Your Committee has amended this measure by restricting it to counties with a population density between 100 and 1000 people per square mile, and providing that such counties may restrict time share units and time share plans in zoning districts if the county establishes a time share zoning district that allows time share units and time share plans.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2057, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2057, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing,

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RON MENOR, Chair