Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1415 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) may impose fines for each violation, require payment of restorative costs, and provide verbal notification to violators of the conservation district statute.

DLNR testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that protecting Hawaii's natural ecosystem is necessary for sustaining the State's economic and recreational interests. Your Committee also notes that there are entities who purchased large parcels of conservation land and have failed to adhere to conservation district restrictions.

The ability for DLNR to assess additional fines may deter future purposeful violations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1415 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.