STAND. COM. REP. NO.  459-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2179

      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 Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2179 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the administration and operation of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee and for community outreach.

The Aha Moku Advisory Committee, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Kauai Wildlife Reserve, Marine and Coastal Zone Advocacy Council, Ko‘olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, and numerous individuals tesified in support of this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported this measure with comments.

     Your Committee amended the measure by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount for administrative and operational expenses of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee from $250,000 to an unspecified amount;

     (2)  Changing the appropriation amount for community outreach efforts of the Aha Moku Advisory Committee from $250,000 to an unspecified amount; and

     (3)  Changing the effective date of the measure to December 24, 2088 to encourage further discussion.

     (4)  Making a technical amendment.

     Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $250,000 for the purpose administrative and operational expenses and $250,000 for community outreach.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2179, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2179, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KANIELA ING, Chair