STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3687

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2739

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 2739, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE KA IWI COAST,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Transfer specified lands to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and establish that land and adjacent, state-owned land as the Ka Iwi coast state park; and

(2) Appropriate funds.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Livable Hawaii Kai Hui, Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board, Friends of Hanauma Bay, Ka Iwi Coalition, and five individuals.

Your Committee finds that the lands of the Ka Iwi coast are an invaluable natural asset for the people of Hawaii. Your Committee further finds that growing interest in this area has brought a rapid increase in visitors, and without proper management the area will become overrun by invasive species or become subject to future development. This measure protects the lands of the Ka Iwi coast in perpetuity by establishing the Ka Iwi Coast State Park for the benefit of local residents and future generations.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Incorporating the recommendations from the Department of Land and Natural Resources by specifying the correct tax map key numbers; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2739, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2739, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair