STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1543-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.C.R. No. 234

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 Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 234 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE AND THE COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE HAWAII SEA LEVEL RISE VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION REPORT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the State, the counties, and each of their agencies to implement the recommendations of the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report. This measure also requests specific departments and agencies to effectuate specific action steps recommended in the report and requests that the Governor report on progress and recommendations to the Legislature.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Life of the Land, and three individuals supported this measure. The Office of Planning provided comments.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy & Environmental Protection and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 234 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair