STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1332-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.R. No. 70

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.R. No. 70 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO FIND A SHORT-TERM SOLUTION TO PROVIDE PARKING AND SECURITY PERSONNEL FOR THE MAUNAWILI FALLS TRAILHEAD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Land and Natural Resources to consider short term solutions to mitigate disturbances related to the Maunawili Falls hiking trail to residents of the surrounding communities, including stationing a security guard in the community and temporarily closing the trail either one day each week or for a longer sustained period, until a permanent plan to accommodate visitor vehicles is in place.

Maunawili Estates Community Association provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the closure of Maunawili Falls hiking trail for either one day per week or for a longer period as options to be considered; and

     (2)  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 that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 70, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 70, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair