STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1208
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1301
S.D. 2
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.B. No. 1301, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to provide a balance between commercial activities and environmental conservation along the Waianae coast area of Oahu by:
(1) Establishing a West Oahu Ocean Resource Management Area and requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to determine the number and types of permits to be issued for the West Oahu Ocean Resource Management Area and the location and type of activities allowed under the permits;
(2) Limiting permits issued by DLNR for commercial activities on the Waianae coast to the number of permits issued as of January 1, 2005, to achieve the following objectives:
(A) Avoidance of user conflicts;
(B) Addressing environmental concerns; and
(C) Balancing the level of commercial activities originating from the harbors, marinas, and beaches along the Waianae coastline.
DLNR and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported this bill. A concerned citizen supported this bill with amendments. The Hawaii Boaters Political Action Association supported the intent of this measure.
Upon careful consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the name of the "West Oahu Ocean Resource Management Area" to the "West Oahu Ocean Recreation Management Area" to conform to existing naming conventions under chapter 200, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(2) Clarifying that DLNR shall issue activity-specific permits for the West Oahu Ocean Recreation Management Area;
(3) Establishing that the provision limiting permits issued by DLNR for commercial activities on the Waianae coast shall be repealed upon the adoption of rules by DLNR that limit commercial vessel permits issued for use within the West Oahu Ocean Recreation Management Area to achieve the following objectives:
(A) Avoidance of user conflicts;
(B) Addressing environmental concerns; and
(C) Balancing the level of commercial activities originating from the harbors, marinas, and beaches along the Waianae coastline.
and
(4) 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1301, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1301, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
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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