STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1467

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 73

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 73 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT STATEWIDE PUBLIC OUTREACH REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONCOMMERCIAL MARINE FISHING REGISTRY, PERMIT, OR LICENSE SYSTEM IN HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department) to conduct statewide public outreach to gather feedback on how a noncommercial marine fishing registry, permit, or license system would impact the State.

One individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 73 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land,

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ KANIELA ING, Chair