STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1315

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 120

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Water & Land and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 120 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE COMMERCIAL VESSEL PERMITS IN STATE SMALL BOAT HARBORS INVOLVING OCEAN-RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR OCEAN WATERS BETWEEN KALAELOA POINT AND KAENA POINT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a study of state small boat harbor facility commercial permits.  Specifically, this study will investigate current permits for vessels engaged in ocean-use activities in the waters between Kalaeloa Point and Kaena Point, as well as permits that existed at the institution of the moratorium period established by Act 6, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2005.

A few individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water & Land and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 120 and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water & Land and Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

____________________________ FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Chair