STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 1 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 39
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 39 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE MAUI COUNTY PLANNING
DEPARTMENT TO RETAIN THE WORD "REQUIRE" IN THE SOUTH MAUI
COMMUNITY PLAN AS IT RELATES TO INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT
DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT OCCUR WITHOUT ADEQUATE SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Maui
County Planning Department to retain the word "require" in the
South Maui Community Plan as it relates to infrastructure to
ensure that development does not occur without adequate supporting
infrastructure.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Kihei Community Association and four individuals.
Your Committee finds that the South Maui Community Plan
(Plan) serves as a guiding document to ensure that the development
in the region aligns with the needs and capacity of existing and
future infrastructure, and that the proposed removal of the word
"require" from the Plan as it relates to infrastructure would
allow for the occupancy of a new residential or commercial
development project prior to the completion of essential
infrastructure improvements supporting the new development. Your
Committee recognizes that policies mandating infrastructure
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completion before development occupancy enhance resilience against
economic risks, improve public safety, and support the overall
well-being of communities by preventing piecemeal and reactive
infrastructure improvements. This measure will help avoid costly
taxpayer-funded retrofitting projects and protect the long-term
community interests of those in South Maui by ensuring that
development does not outpace the capacity of roads, drainage
systems, wastewater treatment facilities, and other essential
services.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose
of S.C.R. No. 39 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Energy and
Intergovernmental Affairs,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
EIG
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended __ Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C)
CHANG. Stanley (VC)
DECOITE, Lynn
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim”
FEVELLA, Kurt
*2^
TOTAL
Recommendation: __
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24