STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1771

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 84

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 84 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING ENDORSEMENT OF THE EARTH CHARTER AND ADOPTION OF ITS CENTRAL PRINCIPLES AS PART OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to join individuals, organizations, and governments worldwide in adopting a vision of sustainable development by endorsing the Earth Charter and urging the Governor, the mayors and county councils, and the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force to adopt and utilize the Earth Charter as part of a framework for sustainable planning.

 

     The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition – Hawaii, and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.

 

Your Committee finds that the Earth Charter was first adopted by the Earth Charter Commission at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquarters in 2000.  It is a recognition of the shared responsibility of all citizens of the Earth for the present and future well-being of the human family and the larger living world, and a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 84 and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns,

 

 

 

 

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair