STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1712

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 154

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 154 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO ASSEMBLE VARIOUS STATE, COUNTY, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO MEET AND DEVELOP A HANAPEPE SALT POND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Office of Planning to assemble various State, County, and community agencies to meet and develop a Hanapepe Salt Pond resource management plan.

 

     Testimony in support of this concurrent resolution was submitted by several concerned individuals. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Office of Planning offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

    

     (1) Changing the title of this concurrent resolution to            "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL                 RESOURCES, DIVISION OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO ASSEMBLE            VARIOUS STATE, COUNTY, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO MEET             AND DEVELOP A HANAPEE SALT POND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT           PLAN."; and

 

     (2) Including additional language to include representatives      from Hui O Pa'akai and rights holders in developing the        Resource Management Plan.

 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 154, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 154, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair