STAND. COM. REP. NO. 799

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1009

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1009, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBTITLE 4 OF TITLE 12, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Amend the additional fines and costs for destroying or harvesting trees or tree products, including koa, on state forest reserves lands;

(2) Establish penalties for any person who violates vehicular parking or traffic movement rules adopted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources under forest reserves, water development, and zoning laws;

(3) Authorize the State to pursue civil legal action and criminal action against a person violating forest reserves, water development, and zoning laws and rules;

(4) Establish criminal penalties for violations of all forest reserves laws or rules; and

(5) Repeal the general penalty provision for violations of certain forestry and wildlife, recreation areas, and fire protection laws and rules.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1009, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair