HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

183

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

requesting the department of land and natural resources to assist homeowners in preventing further erosion along heeia, keaahala/keolaa, kawa, and kaneohe streams on oahu.

 

 

WHEREAS, without erosion controls, heavy rains and flooding can cause major damage to property and threaten the safety of the public; and

WHEREAS, the erosion of the banks of the Heeia, Keaahala/Keolaa, Kawa, and Kaneohe streams on Oahu pose a threat to public health and to the safety and security of residents and properties along the streams; and

WHEREAS, prudence and foresight require that the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR):

(1) Assist in the prevention of further erosion; and

(2) Identify relevant sources of federal and state funding to repair and regrade the banks of such streams to prevent further erosion;

now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, that DLNR is requested to:

(1) Assist homeowners to prevent further erosion along Heeia, Keaahala/Keolaa, Kawa, and Kaneohe streams on Oahu; and

(2) Identify relevant sources of federal and state funding to repair and renovate the banks of such streams to prevent further erosion;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Stream Erosion; Department of Land and Natural Resources