STAND . COM. REP . NO .
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.C.R. No. 117
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 117 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY ALL APPROPRIATE SITES
AT STATE PARKS AT WHICH A WATER-BOTTLE FILLING STATION COULD
BE INSTALLED,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify all
appropriate sites at state parks at which a water-bottle filling
station could be installed.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from Friends of Hanauma Bay and one individual.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Your Committee finds that drinking water is a vital necessity
for individuals and should be readily accessible for those
enjoying Hawaii's state parks, where parkgoers are active and
subject to sun exposure. Refillable water bottles help protect
the environment and are more cost-efficient than single-use
plastic beverage containers, which contribute to environmental
degradation and pollute state parks and adjacent marine
environments . Your Committee believes that the installation of
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water-bottle filling stations at state parks will benefit
parkgoers and the environment.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 117
and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Water and Land,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Water and Land
WTL
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
in WTU
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
—/ — — —
V Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
CHANG, Stanley
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K.
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL 3
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee's Siaoature. ^.
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24