STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1466

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 504

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs and Tourism & International Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 504, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IOLANI PALACE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the repair, restoration, and maintenance of the coronation pavilion, two pergolas, and fountain on the grounds of Iolani Palace.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Historic Hawai‘i Foundation.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the funds appropriated may also be used for measures to mitigate the threat of fire to Iolani Palace's collection of artifacts; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2049.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs and Tourism & International Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 504, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 504, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs and Tourism & International Affairs,

____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair