Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 94 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect important historical and natural resources on the island of Hawaii by requesting the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii (Conservancy) to establish a Ka'u Development Commission to review and analyze the impact being made on the fragile and historically significant area of Ka'u.

The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this concurrent resolution. The Conservancy opposed this measure.

Upon careful consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and inserting provisions that request the Hawaii Community Development Authority to secure the services of the Department of Land and Natural Resources Boating and Ocean Recreation Division to provide oversight of all boating and related ancillary activities and services at Kewalo Basin.

Accordingly, your Committee has also amended the title of this measure to read: "REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO SECURE THE SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION DIVISION TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF BOATING OPERATIONS AT KEWALO BASIN."

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 94, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 94, H.D. 1.