STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1334-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 201

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 201 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A TASK FORCE BE ORGANIZED TO ADDRESS THE HAZARDS OF ROCK AND LAND SLIDES ON OUR URBAN POPULATIONS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to establish a task force to address the hazards of rock and land slides on Hawaii's urban populations.

Kamehameha Schools and a concerned individual testified in support of this concurrent resolution. A concerned individual supported the intent of this measure with amendments. The Department of Transportation, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, and City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning nad Permitting provided comments.

Your Committees considered designating the Office of Planning as the lead agency. It is important that liability issues be addressed. Your Committees understand that resources are limited and that general parameters for hazards should be developed rather than tracking down each separate hazard.

 

Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Requesting the Attorney General and major landowners of hillside property that are subject to rock and land slides to participate in the task force;

(2) Requesting the task force to address liability issues;

(3) Requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to assist the task force; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Public Safety and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 201, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 201, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Public Safety and Military Affairs,

 

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KEN ITO, Chair

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair