STAND. COM. REP. NO.  919

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1151

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1151, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL OCEAN RECREATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to provide increased customer safety measures by requiring the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules regulating commercial ocean operators that take customers into state waters to engage in activities such as snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, and surfing lessons.

 

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources opposed this measure.  Ocean Tourism Coalition and Calypso Charters provided comments on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1151, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair