STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1261

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.R. No. 89

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.R. No. 89 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM TO REVIEW THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HAWAII'S COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to review and analyze potential climate change effects on Hawaii's coastal and marine resources.  This measure specifically requests the Sea Grant College Program to provide policy framework guidelines to support the development of state climate change response policy, in addition to an assessment of the effects of climate change on the State.     

 

     The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, the Hawaii Audubon Society, the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, and the Windward Ahupua'a Alliance provided testimony in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has not made any amendments to this measure, but it should be noted that verbal testimony at the hearing on this measure contained amendments.  The verbal testimony will be followed-up by written testimony with amendments that should be considered by succeeding committees.  Your Committee also notes that testimony submitted by the University of Hawaii at the hearing on this measure indicated that no funding will be required to carry out the review and analysis requested by this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 89 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

 

 

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DENNY COFFMAN, Acting Chair