STAND. COM. REP. NO.  509

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 121

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 121, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OCEAN MANAGEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Establish the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Program within Department of Land and Natural Resources to fulfill the State's responsibilities in co-managing the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument with federal authorities; and  

     (2)  Require the effective management of 30 percent of nearshore waters by the year 2030 through the Coastal Zone Management Program.

The Conservation Council For Hawaii, Ho‘omana Pono, LLC., and two individuals testified in support of this measure.  Three individuals opposed this measure.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Planning, and Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that agencies managing marine and coastal resources under the Coastal Zone Management Program shall establish a goal of achieving effective management of 30 percent of nearshore waters by 2030; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 121, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 121, H.D. 2, 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