STAND. COM. REP. NO.  599-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2698

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2698 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $50,000,000 for the purpose of funding development of housing and infrastructure by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to help eliminate the backlog of waitlisted applicants for Hawaiian Home Lands leases.

 

     The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hoomana Pono, LLC, and several individuals testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to December 24, 2088, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2698, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2698, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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KANIELA ING, Chair