STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1728-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.C.R. No. 82

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 82 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE MOUNT KA‘ALA NATURAL AREA RESERVE TO INCLUDE THE SLOPES OF MOUNT KA‘ALA, PARTICULARLY IN THE WAIALUA DIRECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Land and Natural Resources, with the input of the Natural Area Reserves Systems Commission to explore the possibility of expanding the Mount Ka’ala Natural Area Reserve to include the slopes of Mount Ka’ala, particularly in the Waialua direction; and request the Department of Land and Natural Resources to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 82 and recommends its adoption.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair