STAND. COM. REP. NO. 642

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 201

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 201 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase, from 50 to 100 years, the minimum age of a building, structure, object, district, area, or site that would define it as historic property for purposes of the Historic Preservation Program.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Association of REALTORS, General Contractors Association of Hawai‘i, Building Industry Association of Hawai‘i, NAIOP Hawai‘i, and Hawai‘i YIMBY. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and Ko‘olau Foundation. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that this measure attempts to address the backlog of historic reviews by narrowing the scope of projects that require review.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Modifying the definition of "historic property" to mean certain structures or sites that are over 100 years old or that are over 50 years old and meet certain criteria; and

(2) Changing its effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 201, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 201, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair