STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1561

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.R. No. 60

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 60, entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING ENDORSEMENT OF THE EARTH CHARTER AND ADOPTION OF ITS CENTRAL PRINCIPLES AS PART OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to:

 

(1)  Assert the State of Hawaii's endorsement of the Earth Charter as part of a framework for sustainable planning and development; and

 

     (2)  Urge the Governor, mayors, county councils, and the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force to adopt and utilize the Earth Charter as part of a framework for sustainable planning.

 

     The United Nations Association Hawaii Division, Hawaii's Thousand Friends, League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 60 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

 

 

 

 

____________________________

RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair