STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2269

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.C.R. No. 209

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 209, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF BOATING AND OCEAN RECREATION AND COUNTY OF HAWAII TO WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY AND PURSUE THE BEST PLAN OF ACTION TO ADDRESS ISSUES AT KAHALU‘U BEACH PARK ON HAWAII ISLAND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation and the County of Hawaii work together to develop a plan of action for Kahalu‘u Beach Park that recognizes the closely-tied jurisdictions of the State and the County over commercial use permits and addresses issues of overcrowding and safety, protection of native Hawaiian traditional and customary rights, and congruence of commercial use permit processes for the beach shoreline and for adjacent state waters.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Aha Moku Advisory Committee. The Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 209, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair