STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1786-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.C.R. No. 151
S.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 151, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND OFFICE OF PLANNING TO STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THE RESTORATION OF HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Urges the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and Office of Planning to streamline the permitting process for the restoration of Hawaiian fishponds;
(2) Requests these departments and office to collaborate with community organizations and Native Hawaiian aquaculturalists to consider certain criteria and rules to facilitate the restoration of Hawaiian fishponds; and
(3) Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and Office of Planning to submit their recommendations and draft legislation for a streamlined permit process for the restoration of Hawaiian fishponds to the 2013 Legislature.
Your Committee notes that streamlining the permitting process for the restoration of Hawaiian fishponds is an ongoing process with the Department of Land and Natural Resources and encourages additional community input, especially from the Native Hawaiian community, as this measure moves through the legislative process.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 151, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Energy & Environmental Protection.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Chair |
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