Bill Text: HI HCR161 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Castle& Cooke Hawaii, Inc.; Arts Center

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-19 - (H) Resolution adopted in final form. [HCR161 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HCR161-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3205

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.C.R. No. 161

       H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 161, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING CASTLE & COOKE HAWAII, INC. TO WORK WITH THE OAHU ARTS CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY TO SECURE AN APPROPRIATE SITE FOR AN ARTS CENTER,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request that Castle & Cooke Hawaii, Inc., work together with the Oahu Arts Center and the community to secure an appropriate site for an arts center.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by a member of the House of Representatives, District 37; Pas De Deux Performing Arts Center; Law Offices of Jo-Ann M. Adams, LLLC; and seven individuals.  Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i submitted testimony in opposition.  Five individuals submitted comments.

 

     Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that the development of a performing arts and arts education center would provide significant benefits for the central Oahu community.  Moreover, the development of such an arts center will protect, promote, and nurture the work of local artists and the local art industry.

 

     Your Committee has heard a number of concerns raised by Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i, and understands that Castle & Cooke's conditional offer to donate land to Oahu Arts Center expired over a year ago, and was a contractual matter between private parties.  Castle & Cooke has stated that the company was an early supporter of the Center, with cash and in-kind donations, and conditionally offered to donate land in Mililani Mauka for development of an arts center facility, if the Center could meet planning and development milestones to ensure feasibility of the facility.  Castle & Cooke has further noted that the Center was unable to meet development milestones, including showing evidence of financial ability to construct and operate the facility, and as a result, the conditional offer to donate land expired.

 

Your Committee understands the concerns of Castle & Cooke, but would urge the company to continue dialogue with the Center and the community, as a resolution of the concerns would benefit both the company and the broader community.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 161, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Technology,

 

		____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair