STAND. COM. REP. NO. 582-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2152
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water and Land Use, to which was referred
H.B. No. 2152 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUNTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify those areas that may
be included as lands for designation by the board of land and
natural resources as "public hunting area."

     The Hawaii Hunting Advisory Council, Summit Hawaii Inc., the
Hawaii Hunting Association, ILWU Local 142, the Pig Hunters
Association of Oahu, the Big Island Bird Hunters Association, and
one concerned citizen provided testimony in support of this bill.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) provided
suggested amendments and testimony in support of this bill. 

     Your Committee finds that it is vital to support the public
hunting program and the hunting community.  Hunters play a
crucial role in ensuring that populations of game mammals do not
grow out of control and damage forested watersheds and native 
ecosystems.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing "Closed watersheds" to "Restricted
          watersheds"; and

 
 
 
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     (2)  Changing "Designed sanctuaries" to "Designated
          sanctuaries".

     Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for the
purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water and Land Use that is attached to this report,
your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B.
No. 2152, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2152, H.D. 1, and
be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Water and Land
                                   Use,



                                   ______________________________
                                   ROMY M. CACHOLA, Chair