STAND. COM. REP. NO. 134-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1627

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1627 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LAND TRANSFER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Education to transfer a certain parcel of land to the County of Kauai.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education; Office of the Mayor of the County of Kauaʻi; and one member of the Kauaʻi County Council.

Your Committee finds that that this transfer of a parcel attached to Wilcox Elementary School is amenable to the Department of Education and County of Kauai.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

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

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. 1627, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1627, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Education.

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

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair