STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1422-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.R. No. 154
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.R. No. 154 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE LANDOWNER PROTECTION OF IMPORTANT MAUKA FOREST LANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to conduct an analysis of incentives to promote landowner protection of important mauka forest lands.
DLNR, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i, Parker Ranch, and Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc., testified in support of this resolution.
Your Committee has amended this resolution by:
(1) Changing the terms "mauka forest" and "mauka forest lands" to "mauka lands" to include consideration of open woodlands that encompass a mix of forest, rangelands, and pasturelands, as well as intact forests;
(2) Changing the title to read: "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE LANDOWNER PROTECTION OF IMPORTANT MAUKA LANDS"; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
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 H.R. No. 154, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 154, 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 |
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