STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1363-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2330

      S.D. 1

      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 S.B. No. 2330, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KANEOHE BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to update the composition, leadership, and meeting requirements of the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council to facilitate the Council's activities for the protection and management of Kaneohe Bay.

The Aha Moku Advisory Committee, Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, and Ko‘olau Foundation submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as an ex officio nonvoting member of the Council;

     (2)  Specifying that the Council shall meet semi-annually instead of quarterly; and

     (3)  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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2330, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2330, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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CINDY EVANS, Chair