STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1278

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 56
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred S.R. No. 56 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND
     NATURAL RESOURCES TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OF
     HAWAII AND ALL CONCERNED PARTIES TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN
     FOR KEEPING POHOIKI BOAT RAMP SAFE AND CLEAN NOW AND IN THE
     FUTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:
     
     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Land and Natural Resources to work in partnership with the County
of Hawaii and all concerned parties to develop a master plan for
keeping Pohoiki Boat Ramp safe and clean now and in the future.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

     Your Committee finds that DLNR is working with the county to
develop means of easing conditions at the Pohoiki Boat Ramp, and
that the parties agree a long-term solution to the problems is
necessary.

     Your Committee supports these continuing efforts to resolve
the conditions at Pohoiki, including the use of mediation
services to address the diverse interests by the users of the
boat ramp and surrounding area.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.R. No. 56, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs.

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



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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