Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred S.R. No. 142 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the state and county governments to follow the concept of the Hawaiian ahupua`a management system on government-owned lands.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted orally by the Windward Ahupua`a Alliance. Testimony in support of the intent of this measure was submitted by the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that the ahupua`a--a traditional land division that runs from the mountains to the sea--is a model for contemporary sustainable resource management that allows for public access to natural, cultural, and recreational resources. Your Committee also finds that the measure is consistent with the Department of Land and Natural Resources current use of the ahupua`a concept in planning and managing lands currently under its jurisdiction.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 142 and recommends its adoption.