STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1781

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.R. No. 82

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.R. No. 82 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT AND PREPARE AND EXECUTE A PLAN TO MAINTAIN MANOA STREAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Facility Maintenance of the City and County of Honolulu to conduct an assessment and prepare and execute a plan to maintain Manoa Stream.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from seven individuals.

Your Committee finds that the periodic maintenance activities necessary to adequately address flood mitigation at Manoa Stream have not been regularly performed despite the history of flood events involving the stream, with the most recent extensive flood event in October 2004 causing over $80,000,000 in damage to thirty-two buildings on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. Your Committee further finds that an assessment of maintenance of Manoa Stream is needed before an appropriate plan to maintain the stream to prevent future flooding can be prepared and implemented.

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

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

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair