STAND. COM. REP. NO.  190

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1133

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1133 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to preserve Molokini shoal by limiting entry into the Molokini Marine Life Conservation District to no more than forty-one permits and twenty permitted vessels at any given time.

 

     The Ocean Tourism Coalition, Trilogy Corporation, Maui Classic Charters, Inc., Alii Nui Charters, Calypso Charters, Malolo Charters, Pacific Marine, PacWhale Eco-Adventures, Maui-Molokai Sea Cruises, Lahaina Divers Inc., gotcha snuba, and several individuals supported this measure.  Maui Nui Marine Resource Council and two individuals opposed this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General and Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Clarifying that there shall be forty-one permits and twenty permitted vessels granted entry into the Conservation District at any one time; and

(2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1133, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1133, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair