STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3%
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.C.R. No. 218
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 Health and Human
Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 218 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO
ASSESS REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR BEACH ACCESS FOR PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a feasibility
study to assess reasonable accommodations for beach access for
persons with disabilities.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Executive Office on Aging and two individuals.
Your Committees received comments on this measure from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Your Committees find that beach access for persons with
disabilities, including veterans, is extremely limited, especially
for those in wheelchairs. Your Committees further find that
although there is beach wheelchair access at certain beaches in
the State, it is not available at most beaches, preventing
residents and visitors with disabilities from enjoying the State's
beaches. To ensure equitable access to the State's beaches, your
Committees conclude that the Department of Land and Natural
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Resources should conduct a feasibility study to assess the
provision and maintenance of reasonable accommodations for persons
with disabilities so that those persons may have access to the
shoreline of any beach that has a public restroom within an ocean
recreation management area.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Water and Land and Health and Human Services that
are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the
intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 218 and recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Water and Land
and Health and Human Services,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Water and Land
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Bill / Resolution Committee Referral: Date;
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The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ______________________________________
The Recommendation is:
|_yf 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 zZ) /
Recommendation: .
1 yKAdopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s
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 Health and Human Services
HHS
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to; ______________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
SAN BUENAVENTURA, Joy A. (C)
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (VC)
KEOHOKALOLE, Jarrett
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SHIMABUKURO. Maile S.L.
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL 2^^
Recommendation:
pXJ Adopted [_J Not Adopted
Chair’s or Des^^pee^s^Si^^tu^^,^^^^^
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: 12/27/23