STAND. COM. REP. NO.  823

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1489

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1489 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR NATIONAL PARKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase recognition of the importance of national parks in Hawaii, give residents the opportunity to show their pride and support of the parks, and provide a revenue source to fund park projects by authorizing the issuance of special license plates commemorating Haleakalā National Park and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The Mayor of the County of Maui; Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; Haleakalā National Park; Maui Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.; a member of the County Council of Maui; and several concerned individuals supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to facilitate further discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1489, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1489, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair