STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1275

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 117

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 117 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 15, 2011, ON THE PROGRESS OF THE KOKE'E STATE PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to expedite the revision and implementation of the Koke‘e State Park Master Plan.

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

     Your Committee finds that nearly three years have passed since the creation of the Koke‘e State Park Advisory Council.  This council is charged with, among other things, revising and assisting in the implementation of the Koke‘e State Park Master Plan, yet the revision remains incomplete, delaying the implementation of assessments and user-fees that may facilitate much-needed park maintenance and enhance the public's enjoyment of the park.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 117, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 117, S.D. 1.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair