STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1375

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 60

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 60 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, PUBLIC POLICY CENTER AND SPARK M. MATSUNAGA INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE THE SAFE USE OF HUNTING DOGS ON PUBLIC HIKING TRAILS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect all users of public hiking trails by requesting the Public Policy Center and Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution of the University of Hawaii at Manoa to convene a working group to explore the safe use of hunting dogs on public hiking trails.

 

     The Kailua Neighborhood Board, Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Rights Hawaii, and many concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources opposed this concurrent resolution.  Citizens for Safe Hiking provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 60 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

 

 

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair