STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1138

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 180
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred H.B. No. 180, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN ALIEN SPECIES
     COORDINATOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to provide the Department of
Land and Natural Resources with a permanent Alien Species
Coordinator position.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Board of Land and Natural Resources and Maui Pineapple Company,
Ltd.

     Currently, the Department of Land and Natural Resources has
an Alien Species Coordinator in a temporary position in the Land
and Natural Resource 402 Program.  

     Currently, there are twenty estimated alien species a year
that are introduced into the State.  

     Your Committee finds that alien species are the greatest
threat to conservation of the natural resources and native plants
and animals of Hawaii.  Your Committee finds that alien species
are also a significant threat to our economy, particularly to the
agriculture sector and affect the quality of life.  


 
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     Your Committee finds that this measure will assist the
Department of Land and Natural Resources with its continued
efforts to address the many problems posed by alien species
invasions in Hawaii.
     
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 180, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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