STAND. CON. REP. NO. -24
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR01 ,2024
RE: H.C.R. No. 19
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 19 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND
AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT NATIVE PLANT SEEDING
PROJECTS IN MILILANI MAUKA TO RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE
FROM THE NOVEMBER WILDFIRES,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Land
and Natural Resources to implement a native plant seeding project
on the lands impacted by the November 2023 wildfires in Mililani
Mauka to protect the area from the threat of similar devastation
in the future.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and one
individual.
Your Committee finds that implementing native plant seeding
projects is a proactive measure that addresses the urgent need for
ecological restoration and wildfire risk mitigation. Your
Committee further finds that seeding native plants in restoration
efforts enhances the ecosystem’s resilience against future
wildfires, supports the recovery of endangered and threatened
species by providing them with their natural habitat, and
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preserves the biodiversity that is crucial for maintaining
ecological balance.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Urging the Department of Land and Natural Resources to
work with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
implement the native plant seeding project;
(2) Amending its title to reflect its modified scope;
(3) Adding the Fish and Wildlife Administrators and Project
Leader of the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as
recipients of certified copies of this measure; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
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.C.R. No. 19, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.C.R. No. 19, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Water & Land,
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Water & Land
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
HC9—V~i WP~L ~/i11-4
0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: D Pass, unamended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
WAL Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. ICH1YAMA, Linda (C) V
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2. POEPOE, Mahina (VC)
3. CHUN, Cory M.
4. GANADEN, Sonny ‘7
5. HASIIEM, Mark J.
6. MIZUNO, May Besario V
7. MORIKAWA, Dee .7
8. TAKAYAMA, Gregg
9. SOUZA, Kanani ‘V
TOTAL (9)
The recommendation is: ~‘Adopted ~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ~
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO