STAND. COM. REP. NO.
54-73
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 202t
RE: S.R. No. 105
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Water and Land and Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R.
No. 105 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND
NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK AND THE
FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
AS IT RELATES TO LANDOWNERS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Land and Natural Resources to convene a working
group to make recommendations on solutions to reduce wildfire risk
and the feasibility of establishing a vegetation management
program as it relates to landowners and public utilities.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from Hawaiian Electric, International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers Local Union 1260, and one individual.
Your Committees received comments on this measure from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Consumer
Advocacy of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and
Public Utilities Commission.
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Your Committees find that the Wildfire Prevention Working
Group found that guinea grass, fountain grass, molasses grass, and
buffelgrass can form continuous fuel beds, ignite easily, attain
extremely high fine fuel loads, and are capable of growing back
more vigorously in the post-fire environment than the majority of
native vegetation. Your Committees further find that a
significant portion of public and private lands are covered in
unmanaged grasses, trees, and other vegetation that may pose a
wildfire risk. Your Committees believe that vegetation management
is essential for the mitigation of wildfire risks and the
promotion of safer conditions for the State's communities and
environment.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Requesting that the working group include:
(A) A representative of the University of Hawaii
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human
Resources;
(B) A representative of the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers Local Union 1260; and
(C) One member representing the telecommunications
industry, to be invited by the chairperson of the
working group; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Water and Land and Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that are attached to this
report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R.
No. 105, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form
attached hereto as S.R. No. 105, S.D. 1.
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Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Water and Land
and Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Water and Land
WTL
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
105
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended v^ass, 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 0^
Recommendation:
[jJ^dopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:^^^^^—
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
 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
PSM
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
t / ' 1
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure. V
If so, then the previous decision was to:_______________________________
The Recommendation is:
__ Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311_______________ 2310________ 2313
Members Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
FUKUNAGA. Carol
RHOADS. Karl
AWA. Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation: Z X /
\/Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signaturg---—
Distribution; Original / yellow/ Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee RepoX Zcj/k'sOfice Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24