STAND. COM. REP. NO. 893

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1180
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1180 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE LICENSE FOR IMPORTED
     MARINE LIFE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow the Department of Land
and Natural Resources (DLNR) to limit the possession and sale of
certain marine life taken from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
(NWHI) by:

     (1)  Specifying that marine life taken from NWHI may not be
          regarded as "imported" animals; and

     (2)  Applying the same regulations to both NWHI and Hawaiian
          Island marine life, as it deems necessary.

     DLNR and Hawaii Fishermen's Foundation testified in support
of this measure.  Boats Hawaii Inc., provided comments.

     Your Committee finds that this measure would give DLNR the
authority to prohibit the sale of female lobsters with eggs and
of undersized lobsters caught in the NWHI, thereby, protecting
and conserving the species.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 1180 and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair