HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

25

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

requesting the department of land and natural resources THROUGH THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE, to identify ten areas or issues that are of current and urgent concern regarding the forests of the state.

 

 

WHEREAS, the State's forests hold intangible values such as biodiversity, beauty, cultural significance, and ecotourism potential; and

WHEREAS, today, alien plants, non-sustainable logging practices, erosion, and over-development threaten the health and vitality of these forests; and

WHEREAS, as these threats change, the priorities for these forests must also change; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Land and Natural Resources and other government agencies, conservation groups, and individuals can together put forth a variety of perspectives and assessments of these forests; 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 the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, through the Forest Stewardship Committee, is requested to annually survey the Department of Land and Natural Resources, as well as other interested government agencies, conservation groups, and individuals to identify ten areas or issues that are of current and urgent concern regarding the forests of the State; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Environmental Council is requested to publish these areas or issues in its annual report; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the Environmental Council, and other interested government agencies, conservation groups, and individuals as determined by the Board and Council who shall transmit copies of this Resolution to the interested agencies, groups, and individuals.

Report Title:

Forest Stewardship Committee