Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water and Land Use, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 57 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to express the Legislature's support of the acquisition of Kahuku Ranch, located on the island of Hawaii, by the U.S. National Park Service for expansion of the Hawaii Volcano National Park.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii and the Sierra Club.

Your Committee finds that the acquisition of Kahuku Ranch by the National Park Service is an opportunity for the preservation of a large piece of land with unique biological, geological, scenic, recreation, archaeological, and cultural assets. The area contains native flora that will be protected by inclusion of the area in the Hawaii Volcano National Park.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 57 and recommends its adoption.