STAND. COM. REP. NO.  525

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 324

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 324 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve the culturally and historically rich area of South Kona on the island of Hawaii by establishing the South Kona Wilderness Area to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).

 

     The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Hawaii Community Stewardship Network, and two concerned individuals supported this bill.  DLNR supported the intent of this measure.  The Hawaii Nearshore Fishermen offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the requirement that DLNR, in cooperation with appropriate county, state, and federal agencies, develop a comprehensive management plan for the South Kona Wilderness Area;

 

     (2)  Modifying the geographic scope of Kaulanamauna and Manuka, which are two of the areas to be included within the South Kona Wilderness Area; and

 

     (3)  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, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 324, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 324, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

 

 

 

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair