STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1901

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.C.R. No. 89

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 89, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CLEAN UP AND INVESTIGATION OF ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT LAUMAILE STREET IN KALIHI AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO PREVENT ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN THE AREA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help protect the health and welfare of the community by:

     (1)  Requesting the Department of Health's (DOH) Clean Water Branch and Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch, the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), and the departments of Environmental Services and Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu to investigate illegal dumping and illegal structures along Laumaile Street in Kalihi and to coordinate activities related to the cleanup; prevention of pollution; and enforcement of pollution, anti-dumping, and other applicable laws in the area; and

     (2)  Requesting the Director of Health, Chief of HPD, and Director of the Department of Environmental Services to jointly report on the measures taken to address illegal dumping and illegal structures in the Laumaile Street area and to report their findings to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2010.

     DOH testified in support of this measure.  HPD submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 89, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair