STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR30 , 2023
RE: H.R. No. 26
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which
was referred H.R. No. 26 entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL
RESOURCES TO PROTECT HAWAII’S WATERS AND RESOURCES BY
PROHIBITING SEABED MINING,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Land
and Natural Resources to prohibit mining of the seabed within
Hawaii state waters.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, Ocean Tourism
Coalition, Hawai’i Reef and Ocean Coalition, Climate Protectors
Hawai’i, and five individuals.
Your Committee finds that the ocean is of significant
economic, environmental, and cultural importance to the State.
Your Committee further finds that seabed mining could negatively
impact the State’s marine waters and ecosystems. This measure
would ensure that the State takes a precautionary approach to the
potential harms of seabed mining.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to
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this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.R. No. 26 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Energy &
Environmental Protection,
E~. ~
NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
1~R ‘Z~ EEP o3/2~/23
D The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: 0. Pass, unamended (as is) D Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
EEP Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. LOWEN, Nicole E. (C)
2. COCHRAN, Elle (VC)
3. GATES, Cedric Asuega
4. KAHALOA, Kirstin
5. PERRUSO, Amy A.
6. WOODSON, Justin H.
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7. WARD, Gene
TOTAL (7) tf~~ c,~b 3
The recommendation is: 9/Adopted ~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee ac
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature4
Distribution: Original (White) Committee
— Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO