STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1478-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 165
                                     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 Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
165 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS
     REGARDING HAWAII'S COMMERCIAL BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION
     INDUSTRY MADE BY THE SMALL BUSINESS TASK FORCE ON REGULATORY
     RELIEF,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Department of Land and Natural Resources to implement the
recommendations regarding Hawaii's commercial boating and ocean
recreation industry made by the Small Business Task Force on
Regulatory Relief.

     The Department of Business, Economic Development and
Tourism, The Small Business Regulatory Review Board, the Activity
Owners Association, and two ocean recreation business submitted
testimony in support.  The Board of Land and Natural Resources
comment on this measure.

     Your Committee amended this concurrent resolution by
correcting the Small Business Task Force on Regulatory Review's
final report to more accurately read "annual report."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 165,

 
 
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as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 165, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair