STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1391-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.R. No. 128

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.R. No. 128 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO PRESERVE PUEO HABITAT AREAS ON THE EWA PLAINS AND CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE PUEO HABITAT INVENTORY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Land and Natural Resources to preserve pueo habitat areas on the Ewa Plains and conduct an extensive pueo habitat inventory.

 

     The Aha Moku Advisory Committee, Conservation Council for Hawaii, and an individual provided testimony in support of the measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Making its application statewide, and not just limited to the Ewa plains; and

 

     (2)  Changing its title to read: "HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO PRESERVE PUEO HABITAT AREAS ACROSS THE STATE AND CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE PUEO HABITAT INVENTORY."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 128, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 128, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair