STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1127-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 3036

      S.D. 2

      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 Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 3036, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BEACH MANAGEMENT FOR THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address erosion on Oahu's North Shore by requiring the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create a North Shore Beach Management Plan for the area stretching from the Kawailoa to Waialee ahupuaa and appropriating funds for the development of the plan.

The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, Department of Design and Construction of the City and County of Honolulu, Surfrider Foundation, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the intent of this bill.

     Your Committee respectfully requests that the Committee on Finance consider appropriating the amount of $400,000 for the creation of the North Shore Beach Management Plan.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3036, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair