STAND. COM. REP. NO.  691-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2873

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2873 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PARKS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to preserve Hawaii's unique natural and cultural resources by clarifying that the fundamental purpose of the state park system is to conserve park resources and values, and that whenever there is a conflict between conservation and providing for the use and enjoyment of these resources and values, conservation shall be the predominant concern.

 

     The Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, Malama Kauai, and many concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the intent of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2873 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair