STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1575

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 663

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 663, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend how the members of the Game Management Advisory Commission (GMAC) are appointed.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that the GMAC advises the Department of Land and Natural Resources on policies regarding the management, protection, and promotion of public hunting in Hawaii. This measure requires that members appointed to the GMAC be selected from a list of names submitted by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, providing the Legislature with a broader level of involvement in the development of the GMAC.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 663, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair