Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water and Land Use and Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred S.B. No. 2613, S.D. 2, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the feeding of sharks as part of a commercial activity.

The Board of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Oahu Council of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Ilio'ulaokalani Youth Coalition and three individuals submitted supporting testimony. The operator of a Haleiwa shark-feeding commercial enterprise testified in opposition.

Acting on the advice of the state Attorney General's Office, the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources subsequently submitted written recommendations that have been incorporated into the bill as follows:

Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for the purpose of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water and Land Use and Economic Development and Business Concerns that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2613, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2613, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.