STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1184-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 83
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to
which was referred H.C.R. No. 83 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE
     REFERENCE BUREAU CONDUCT A STUDY TO ASSESS THE AVAILABILITY
     AND POSSIBLE BARRIERS OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN PLANTS IN LOCAL
     NURSERIES FOR USE IN PUBLIC LANDSCAPING PROJECTS AND/OR
     COMMERCIAL PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
legislative reference bureau to do an assessment of the
availability and possible barriers to native plants in local
nurseries for use in public landscaping projects and/or
commercial projects.

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs, Hui Ku Maoli Ola Native Hawaiian Plant Nursery,
and one individual testified in support of this concurrent
resolution.  The legislative reference bureau and one individual
offered comments.

     Your Committee recognizes that using native plants in public
places provides an opportunity to educate people about Hawaii's
unique island flora, while nurturing an appreciation for native
plants and their cultural significance.  

     Your Committee finds that barriers exist which prevent the
incorporation of native plants in public landscaping and

 
 
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commercial projects, and that government agencies and the private
sector need to develop partnerships as a means to eliminate these
barriers.

     Your Committee further finds that the legislative reference
bureau may not be the most appropriate agency to conduct this
assessment.  Therefore, your Committee has amended this
concurrent resolution by replacing references to "the legislative
reference bureau" with "the University of Hawaii Environmental
Center" and making technical non-substantive amendments to
correct drafting errors.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of H.C.R. No. 83, as amended herein, and recommends that
it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached
hereto as H.C.R. No. 83, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Energy and
                                   Environmental Protection,



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                                   HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair