STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2460

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2803

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committees on Water and Land and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 2803 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THRILL CRAFT OPERATION,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to make permanent the exemption from the prohibition on the operation of thrill craft in state waters for film production permit holders, authorized government personnel conducting operations approved by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and ocean cleanup purposes.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

 

     Your Committees find that as a filming location, Hawaii has a global reputation for world renowned surf, pristine waters, and expert water safety men and women who support this industry.  The use of jet skis for film shoots is normally limited to use for water safety, picture vessels, transport of cast and crew members, and camera positioning.  According to testimony of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, there have been no reported complaints received by the Department of Land and Natural Resources or the Hawaii Film Office for use of thrill crafts for film production, nor were there any incidents of environmental damage or business disruptions.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water and Land and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2803, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2803, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water and Land and Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing,

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair

 

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MALAMA SOLOMON, Chair