Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 131, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to create and manage a system of marine managed areas, including marine reserves.

Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Ocean Law & Policy Institute of the Pacific Forum CSIS, and a concerned citizen supported this bill. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported this bill with amendments. DLNR supported the intent of this bill. Hawaii Nearshore Fishermen and numerous concerned citizens opposed this bill. LOST FISH Coalition and several concerned citizens offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting a defective date to promote further discussion and making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 131, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 131, H.D. 2.