STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1068-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 306

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 306 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT METHODS FOR THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF THE FERAL PIG POPULATION STATEWIDE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), with the cooperation and input of various government agencies and stakeholders, to conduct a comprehensive study on the most effective and efficient methods for the control and reduction of the feral pig population statewide, specific to each type of site.

 

     The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Oahu Pig Hunters Association, Conservation Council for Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  The Humane Society of the United States and a concerned individual supported this measure with amendments.  DLNR opposed this measure.  Animal Rights Hawaii offered comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

 

     (1)  Including the most humane methods among the population control methods requested to be studied by DLNR; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, including changing the title to read, "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND HUMANE METHODS FOR THE CONTROL AND REDUCTION OF THE FERAL PIG POPULATION STATEWIDE."

 

     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. 306, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 306, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair