STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2432

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 3138

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 3138 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WAIANAE COAST,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation for the continuing preparation of the baseline environmental study required to establish the boundaries of an ocean recreation management area between Kalaeloa Point and Kaena Point, Oahu.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from five individuals.  Comments were received from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

     This measure amends Act 6, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, relating to the Waianae Coast, which among other things, requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report on the baseline environmental study to the Legislature for the 2007 Session.  The Department submitted a status report for the 2008 Session, which your Committee deems to be an interim report.  The Department testified that it anticipates submitting a final report to the Legislature prior to the 2009 Session.  This measure amends Act 6 accordingly.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to continue the discussion on this matter.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3138, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3138, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water and Land,

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair