STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1246-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.R. No. 78

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.R. No. 78 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE, EVALUATE, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE ISSUE OF MANAGED SHORELINE RETREAT AND COASTAL LAND ACQUISITION IN HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to convene a task force to investigate and make recommendations on addressing the effects of coastal erosion and climate change through State purchases of coastal land to enable managed retreat of infrastructure and development from the shoreline.

 

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting a reference to "legacy beaches" to reflect that this measure is intended to protect all coastal and shoreline areas of the State.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 78, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 78, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CINDY EVANS, Chair