HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	257
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO DEVELOP A LONG-RANGE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF KALAUPAPA.

     WHEREAS, pursuant to section 203(3) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, Kalaupapa on the island of Molokai, comprising five thousand acres, more or less, is designated "available lands"; and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, available lands "shall immediately assume the status of Hawaiian home lands and be under the control" of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to section 326-34, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Kalaupapa is under the jurisdiction and control of the Department of Health and is used for the care and treatment of persons afflicted with Hansen's disease; and

     WHEREAS, within the foreseeable future, Kalaupapa will no longer be required for the care and treatment of persons afflicted with Hansen's disease, at which time Kalaupapa should retain its status as available lands and revert to the control of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; and

     WHEREAS, there is no long-range comprehensive plan relating to the future of Kalaupapa; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2007, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is requested to immediately begin the process of developing a long-range, comprehensive plan for the overall future use of Kalaupapa; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is requested to work in conjunction with the National Park Service, Department of Health, and Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa in developing a long-range, comprehensive plan for Kalaupapa; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is requested to address the following in this long-range comprehensive plan:

     (1)  Goals, objectives, and policies for malama aina of Kalaupapa;

     (2)  Determination of the sustainable capacity for human activity at Kalaupapa;

     (3)  Proposed land uses, including classifications, criteria, and standards for the different types of development;

     (4)  Protection and management of the rich prehistoric, historic, and cultural resources of Kalaupapa;

     (5)  Protection and management of the flora and fauna, including avifauna and marine fauna, in and around Kalaupapa; and

     (6)  Protection of the aesthetics and natural beauty of Kalaupapa;

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is requested to submit an interim report to the Legislature, at least twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2008, on the development of the long-range, comprehensive plan for the future of Kalaupapa; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is requested to submit the completed long-range, comprehensive plan for the future of Kalaupapa to the Legislature, at least twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, the Director of Health, and the Pacific Area Director of the National Park Service.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Kalaupapa