STAND. COM. REP. NO.  144

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1223

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1223 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to strengthen the protections for the natural resources of the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve by authorizing the imposition of seizure and forfeiture penalty provisions for a variety of items and equipment, including vehicles, vessels, and aircraft, used or taken in violation of the laws or rules applicable to the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Aha Kiole Advisory Committee, and Ai Pohaku testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1223 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair