STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1627-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.C.R. No. 114

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Tourism, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 114 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE VISITORS TO THE STATE ABOUT THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF OXYBENZONE SUNSCREEN ON CORAL REEFS AND TO ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO THE STATE TO REFRAIN FROM USING OXYBENZONE SUNSCREENS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Tourism Authority to establish a campaign to educate visitors to the State about the harmful effects of oxybenzone sunscreen on coral reefs and to encourage visitors to the State to refrain from using oxybenzone sunscreens and to submit a report to the Legislature about its efforts.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, Napili Bay and Beach Foundation, We Are One, Inc., Friends of Hanauma Bay, Kokua Sun Care, The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, Goddess Garden Organics, Ban Toxic Sunscreens, For the Fishes, and many individuals supported this measure. The Department of Health and Hawai‘i Tourism Authority provided comments.

Your Committees have amended this measure by additionally requesting that the Hawaii Tourism Authority collaborate with the Department of Land and Natural Resources to campaign to educate visitors to the State about the harmful effects of oxybenzone sunscreen on coral reefs and to encourage visitors to the State to refrain from using oxybenzone sunscreens and submit a report to the Legislature on its collaborative efforts.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Tourism that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 114, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 114, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Tourism,

____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair

____________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair