STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3509

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 146

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 146, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING ACTIONS TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE KAWAINUI-HAMAKUA MARSH COMPLEX AND PREPARATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE WETLANDS ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PLAN, A DETAILED WATERBIRD HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN, AND A COMPREHENSIVE WETLANDS MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT HAWAII'S FOUR ENDANGERED WATERBIRDS AND VISITING MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS IN THE KAWAINUI-HAMAKUA MARSH COMPLEX,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and City and County of Honolulu to take action to restore the Kawainui-Hamakua marsh complex and prepare plans to protect endangered waterbirds and visiting migratory waterbirds in the complex.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, Ku Pa`a Kailua, the Oahu County Committee on the Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and one individual.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from Archipelago Hawaii, Luxury Home Designs; Bali Boo Furniture Store; Beachside Lighting; Engineered Systems Inc.; GavinWood LLC; Hi Tec Construction; Hi Tec Construction Services; HC&D, LLC; Holden Hospital Supply, Inc.; Island Lawn Equipment LLC; Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club; Kapa'a Auto Body, LLC; Kapa`a Industrial; Kapa`a Industrial Park; Kapaa 1 LLC; Hika`alani; M&M Tanks, Inc.; Mobile Outboard Marine Service; Ozzy's Construction, Inc.; RNS Automotive; RNS Automotive LLC; Ron's Furniture Repairs LLC; Round Table Pizza Kailua; Sinclair Drywall, Inc.; Todd Branson Stoneworks Inc.; Tonga Trading Co., Ltd.; Tony's Autowerks; Tropical Clay Hawaii; VES Inc.; and thirty individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; Kawainui Marsh Environmental Education Initiative; and one individual.

Your Committee finds that taking action to restore the Kawainui-Hamakua marsh complex will protect endangered and migratory birds and archaeological sites and will help ensure the marsh complex's survival.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 146, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair