Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 767 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to promote the beauty of Hawaii's natural environment for residents and tourists by allowing day and overnight camps with parking areas on conservation and agricultural lands.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu supported this measure with amendments. The Department of Agriculture opposed this measure. The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation offered comments.

Your Committees have amended this bill by:

At this time, your Committees have removed the provision allowing camps on agricultural lands; however, it is worthy of further consideration through a forthcoming resolution.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Agriculture that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 767, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 767, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.