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 S.C.R. No. 143 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to assist in the building of Hawaii's reef ecosystem by requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to actively participate in the federal program to use scrapped federal ships for the establishment of artificial reefs.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

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 S.C.R. No. 143 and recommends its adoption.