THE SENATE                           S.C.R. NO.            190
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                    SENATE  CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION

  REQUESTING CLARIFICATION TO ASCERTAIN WHAT RULES OR OTHER
    MEASURES MAY BE PUT IN PLACE BY THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL
    COUNCIL AND ITS ACTUAL AUTHORITY. 


 1        WHEREAS, high operating standards among the members of the
 2   Kaneohe Bay Regional Council are essential to assure the trust,
 3   respect, and confidence of the community it serves; and
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 5        WHEREAS, in order to preserve the public's confidence in
 6   community based management, the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council
 7   should conduct its business in a manner that preserves the
 8   integrity of the process; and
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10        WHEREAS, the public's commitment to participation in
11   community based management requires that the Kaneohe Bay
12   Regional Council be drawn from all parts of the community,
13   representing all interests through an appropriate and fair
14   selection process; and
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16        WHEREAS, the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council is not an
17   elected body; and
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19        WHEREAS, although the Legislature supports the concept of
20   master plans, they are not law but rather are a sound and
21   rational basis for recommendations and advisement for the
22   Department of Land and Natural Resources; and
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24        WHEREAS, the lack of clear operating standards and
25   procedures that are applicable to members of the Kaneohe Bay
26   Regional Council raises concerns among the members of the
27   public and undermines the public's confidence in community
28   based management; now, therefore,
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30        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
31   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2000, the House of
32   Representatives concurring, that the respective houses of the
33   Legislature are requested to clarify - prior to implementation
34   or to moving forward any master plan, or prior to continuation
35   of the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council - what standards and

 
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 1   guidelines the Council must comply with and its legal
 2   authority, in order to address concerns of the community it
 3   serves; and
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 5        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the certified copies of this
 6   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the
 7   Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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