STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2861

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 2871

       H.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2871, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE WEST MAUI OCEAN RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a West Maui ocean recreation management area advisory committee to advise the Department of Land and Natural Resources on issues relating to state waters within the West Maui ocean recreation management area, particularly within the waters adjacent to Kaanapali.

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

     Your Committee finds that the Department of Land and Natural Resources has attempted to form similar advisory committees in the past; however, due to lack of participation, the committees were dissolved.  However, the Department is willing to work with the community to reestablish a committee to ensure the safety of ocean waters and participants of nearshore recreational and commercial activities.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2871, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair