STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1588-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.C.R. No. 238

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.C.R. No. 238 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO COLLABORATIVELY WORK WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY AND ESTABLISH OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu to collaboratively work with community stakeholders to identify and establish off-leash dog parks on the Windward side of Oahu, where no such parks currently exist.

Windward Dog Park Hui and several individuals supported this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 238 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair