Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 1262, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to conduct a baseline environmental study for the area between Kalaeloa and Kaena point along the Waianae Coast.

Your Committee finds that the increase in commercial ocean recreation activities between Kalaeloa and Kaena has had a significant impact on traditional commercial fishing activities and other non-commercial activities. Your Committee further finds that the State lacks a comprehensive and practical plan to regulate the many marine activities in this area.

To address this concern, this bill requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a baseline environmental study to determine the cumulative impact and appropriateness of adding other marine activities along the Waianae coast. Although your Committee supports the intent of this measure, your Committee finds that the measure does not go far enough to address the concerns of the Waianae community. Therefore, your Committee has amended the bill as follows:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1262, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1262, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.