STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1318

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 49

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committees on Energy and Environment and Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 49 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CLEAN UP AND INVESTIGATION OF ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ILLEGAL STRUCTURES AT LAUMAILE STREET IN KALIHI AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO PREVENT ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN THE AREA,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Request the Department of Health, Honolulu Police Department, and Departments of Environmental Services and Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu to investigate illegal dumping and illegal structures along Laumaile Street in Kalihi and to coordinate the cleanup, pollution prevention, and enforcement of pertinent laws in the area; and

 

     (2)  Request the Director of Health, Chief of Police of the Honolulu Police Department, and Director of the Department of Environmental Services to jointly report their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2016.

 

     Your Committees received comments on this measure from the Department of Health.

 

     Your Committees find that illegal dumping of trash at 1700 Laumaile Street, in Kalihi, Oahu, and in or around nearby area streams, is an ongoing concern that has frustrated residents for several years.  Dumping at 1700 Laumaile Street and in nearby area streams is unsightly and a pollution problem.  Yard waste, construction debris, fertilizers and pesticides, and dog waste can pollute the water, making it unsanitary for humans and wildlife.  Accumulated trash in the area also invites vermin, including rodents, which adds to the public health concern.  A coordinated effort between state and city agencies is essential to investigate this ongoing problem, coordinate a thorough cleanup of the area, and develop measures to prevent illegal dumping in the future.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing any reference of "Laumaile Street" to "1700 Laumaile Street";

 

     (2)  Amending the title accordingly;

 

     (3)  Requesting the Director of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu, in addition to the Director of Health, Chief of Police of the Honolulu Police Department, and Director of the Department of Environmental Services, to report findings and recommendations to the Legislature; and

 

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Energy and Environment and Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 49, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 49, S.D. 1.

 


Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Energy and Environment and Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs,

 

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WILL ESPERO, Chair

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair