STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1768

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.C.R. No. 147

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

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. 147, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to address concerns raised regarding the fiscal and management practices of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) by requesting the Auditor to conduct a financial and management audit of DOCARE.

A concerned individual supported this measure. DLNR, Windward Ahupuaa Alliance, and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii offered comments.

Your Committee notes that an audit that covers DLNR in its entirety, instead of one specific division, would provide a broader, more thorough understanding of the problems and concerns that exist within DLNR.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Changing its title to read: "REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES;" and

(2) Deleting its contents and inserting the substance of H.C.R. No. 200, H.D.1, which requests the Auditor to conduct an audit of DLNR that addresses, at a minimum, the following:

(a) The missions and operations of DLNR;

(b) Performance indicators developed by DLNR;

(c) DLNR's financial plans to match funding with programming;

(d) Policies and procedures, management and personnel guidelines, and enforcement mechanisms to align staff performance with plans and budget requests;

(e) Programs and agreements that DLNR initiates or maintains with other agencies also charged with responsibility to sustain Hawaii's natural resources;

(f) Analysis of optimal funding levels and potential funding sources; and

(g) Any other issues that the Auditor deems appropriate to audit.

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. 147, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 147, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair