STAND. COM. REP. NO.  98-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

RE:   H.B. No. 2197

      H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 2197 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure that conservation lands are adequately managed and protected by requiring the Land Use Commission (LUC) to:

     (1)  Monitor and evaluate the enforcement of laws on conservation lands by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR); and

     (2)  Submit an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of enforcement efforts by the DLNR on conservation lands.

The Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu supported this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources opposed this measure.  The Land Use Commission and Ho‘omanapono Political Action Committee provided comments.

     Your Committee notes the concerns raised regarding enforcement efforts on lands subject to the jurisdiction of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  Should your Committee on Judiciary deliberate on this measure, your Committee respectfully requests that it consider including provisions that require public disclosure of all information collected.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2197, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2197, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair