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. 951, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish criminal penalties for the intentional setting of fires within forest reserves, public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area reserves.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in support of this bill.

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. 951, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.