STAND. COM. REP. NO. 839________

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 48
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean Recreation and Marine Resources, to
which was referred H.C.R. No. 48 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING VOYAGER SUBMARINES'
     PROPOSAL TO PLACE TWO DERELICT VESSELS AT ITS OPERATIONS
     SITE TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL REEF,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to authorize
the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) to issue a non-
exclusive easement to Voyager Submarines Hawaii, Inc. (Voyager)
for the use of State-owned submerged lands approximately three-
fourths mile offshore of Ala Moana Beach Park.

     The issuance of a non-exclusive easement will allow Voyager
to sink two specially prepared derelict vessels, thereby creating
an artificial reef which can be viewed by Voyager's submarine
passengers.

     Your Committee received testimony in favor of this
concurrent resolution from the BLNR, the Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism, Voyager, and BOATS/Hawaii Inc.
Testimony in opposition was received from concerned individuals
and commercial fishers.

     BLNR recommended making technical, nonsustantive amendments
for purpose of clarity.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by
adopting the BLNR recommendations.

     Your Committee finds that Voyager Submarines has met all
requirements needed for issuance of a non-exclusive easement and
recommends its authorization.

     Your Committee also finds that the non-exclusive use of the
installed artificial reef will benefit several potential users,
such as fishers and divers.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ocean Recreation and Marine Resources that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of H.C.R. No. 48, as amended herein, and recommends
that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form
attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 48, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Ocean Recreation
                                   and Marine Resources,



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                                   Roy M. Takumi, Chair