STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1319-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.C.R. No. 263
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 263 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Auditor to conduct a management audit of the administration of marine life conservation districts (MLCDs) by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to include:
(1) Assessments of management practices utilized to conserve, preserve, and enhance natural and cultural resources found within MLCDs;
(2) An evaluation of the suitability of criteria used to determine whether commercial or other activities should be permitted in MLCDs and whether the utilization of those criteria have been applied in a fair and consistent manner;
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the regulation and enforcement of commercial activities within MLCDs; and
(4) An evaluation of the impacts on resources in MLCDs that have occurred after commercial activities have been permitted.
DLNR opposed this measure.
Your Committee has concerns that the current rules adopted by DLNR differ significantly from one MLCD to other MLCDs.
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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 263 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair |