STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1442

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.R. No. 34

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R. No. 34, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND OTHERS, TO COLLABORATE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR INCREASING WATER CIRCULATION AND IMPROVING WATER QUALITY IN POKAI BAY ON LEEWARD OAHU,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to encourage the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, along with other designated parties, to work collaboratively to research and develop a plan for increasing water circulation and improving water quality in Pokai Bay on Oahu's Leeward Coast to mitigate environmental and health risks caused by pollution and contaminants in the water.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and three individuals.

 

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

 

     Your Committee finds that Pokai Bay usually appears to have crystal blue waters and white sands, making the location attractive to a variety of recreational water users.

 

     However, Pokai Bay may be negatively affected by pollutants from multiple sources, such as runoff, illegal dumping, and user-induced contaminants.  The accumulation of pollutants may be mitigated if the circulation of the water in Pokai Bay is improved.

 

     Thus, your Committee supports efforts by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and other parties to improve the water circulation in Pokai Bay.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 34, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 34, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair