STAND. COM. REP. NO.  794-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2160

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2160, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIGHT POLLUTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to preserve the quality of Hawaii's night sky by reducing light pollution.  Specifically, this measure establishes a Dark Night Skies Protection Advisory Committee to assist the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism in the development of a statewide dark night skies protection strategy to preserve dark night skies and reduce light pollution.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, University of Hawaii System, Conservation Council for Hawaii, and a few individuals provided testimony in support of the measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2160, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair