STAND. COM. REP. NO.  518-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2259

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2259 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MARINE EVENTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allow applications for marine event permits up to one year in advance and to adopt rules to mitigate hazards posed by vessels, thrill craft, drones, and other means used by spectators to observe or record marine events.  This measure also requires a report to the 2019 Legislature.

 

     The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Handsome Bugga Productions, Aiwohi Designs, LLC, Live the Maui Life, LLC, and a few concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments on this measure.  

 

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to December 24, 2088.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2259, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2259, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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KANIELA ING, Chair