HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

152

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

requesting the department of land and natural RESOURCES to determine if there are additional areas off the coast of maui that would be appropriate for commercial thrill craft operations and to issue permits for those areas.

 

 

WHEREAS, the State has declared that the policy guiding regulation of ocean recreation shall be to promote and attain: the full use and enjoyment of the waters of the State; the safety of persons and the protection of property as related to the use of the waters of the State; a reasonable uniformity of laws and rules regarding the use of the waters of the State; and conformity with, and implementation of, federal laws and requirements; and

WHEREAS, section 200-37, Hawaii Revised Statutes, directs the Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt rules to designate areas where, and time periods during which, thrill craft such as jet-skis may be operated; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Land and Natural Resources has adopted section 13-256-18, Hawaii Administrative Rules, that provides, in part, that no commercial thrill craft operations shall be conducted on the waters of the State unless the owner has applied for and been issued a commercial operating area use permit for a designated commercial thrill craft operating area; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Land and Natural Resources has designated, by rule, ocean recreation management areas in west, south, and north Maui but has permitted commercial thrill craft activities in only one of ten areas or zones within these areas and has not designated any part of east Maui for commercial thrill craft operations; and

WHEREAS, one or more individuals or entities seek to establish thrill craft operations anywhere in Maui waters but have been told by the Department of Land and Natural Resources that there are no permits available for such operations; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2006, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to review its ocean recreation management area designations to determine if additional areas should be designated for commercial thrill craft operations and if additional commercial thrill craft operations can be permitted within existing management areas consistent with the policy established by the Legislature for ocean recreation management; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation or rule changes, not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2007; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Ocean Recreation; Commercial Thrill Craft Operations