STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1017

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 19

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 19 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY, TO PROVIDE A PROGRESS REPORT REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KA‘U WATER SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to provide a progress report regarding the development of the Ka‘ū water system.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Your Committee finds that Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, allocated $1,500,000 in general obligation bonds for the plans, designs, and construction for the development of the Ka‘ū water system. The Hawaiian Homes Commission also approved $500,000 for construction of the project. Phase 1 of the project will provide for the design and construction of a one hundred-thousand-gallon water storage tank and appurtenances on Hawaiian home lands to comply with safe drinking water standards. Specifically, Phase 1A will provide for the design and construction of four pressure reducing valve stations with repair and replacement work to amount to $500,000. Construction bids opened in May 2020 with a construction cost of $2,700,000. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands invited twenty-five pastoral lessees to discuss water needs for each lot and supplemental water availability. The county of Hawaii will maintain and operate the water tank. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands estimates this project will go out to bid in the summer 2021.

Your Committee further finds that it is expected that Phase 2 of the project will include designs to relocate existing waterline from within lots to South Point Road right-of-way, install new water meters, provide fire protection, and subdivide twenty-five pastoral lots at an estimated cost of subdivision and construction of $15,000,000. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands' sufficient sums request submitted to this body included $5,000,000 for the Ka‘ū water system for design and construction.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 19, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 19, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Chair