STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1504

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.C.R. No. 64

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 64, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT THE HAWAIIAN SPINNER DOLPHIN POPULATION ARE MANAGED AND PROTECTED IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to work with the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to formulate a comprehensive management plan designed to preserve and protect the Hawaiian spinner dolphin (dolphin) populations inhabiting the areas near and around the Waianae coast, which includes:

(1) Enforcing the United State Marine Mammal Protection Act and other federal and state laws relating to protection of the dolphins; and

(2) Minimizing adverse impacts of dolphin-watching activities or other ocean uses.

DLNR submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Requesting DLNR, with the cooperation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2005; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 64, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 64, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair