STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1381

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 250

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 250 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO REVIEW ALL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES, WORKING GROUPS, AND TASK FORCES TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THESE CAN BE ELIMINATED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to review all boards, commissions, councils, committees, working groups, and task forces to determine which of these can be eliminated.

     DLNR and Windward Ahupuaa Alliance commented on this concurrent resolution.

     Your Committee notes the suggestion in the testimony of the Windward Ahupuaa Alliance to expand the review requested in this concurrent resolution to include all state agencies and departments and to redirect the review to the Legislative Reference Bureau.  Your Committee, however, addresses issues relating to water, land, and ocean resources and therefore finds that broadening the scope of this concurrent resolution is beyond its purview.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 250 and recommends that it 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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KEN ITO, Chair