STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1718
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: H.C.R. No. 197
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 197 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO CLARIFY THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE AMENDED,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to request
the Department of Land and Natural Resources to convene a working group to
clarify the purpose of the Commission on Water Resource Management and
determine whether the leadership and composition of the Commission should be
amended.
Your Committee finds that the Commission on Water Resource Management (Commission) plays a crucial role in overseeing and managing the State's water resources. Your Committee further finds that in 1994, the Review Commission on the State Water Code submitted recommendations that proposed changes to the Commission's legal and organizational framework and proposed a follow-up review to take place ten years after the adoption of its recommendations; however, the recommended follow-up review was not conducted. Given the urgent need to protect and properly steward the State's water resources, your Committee believes that a review of the Commission's purpose and its leadership structure and board composition is warranted to ensure effective and efficient water resource management.
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.C.R. No. 197 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,
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____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM, Chair |
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