STAND. COM. REP. NO. 34-11
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 192
S. D. 1
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.R.
No. 192 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND
NATURAL RESOURCES TO COLLABORATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND
COUNTY GOVERNMENTS; LANDOWNERS; AND STAKEHOLDERS TO PROTECT,
RESTORE, AND MANAGE THE WEST MAUI WETLANDS AND WETLANDS
STATEWIDE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Land and Natural Resources to collaborate with
federal, state, and county governments; landowners; and
stakeholders to protect, restore, and manage the West Maui
wetlands and wetlands statewide.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Your Committee finds that wetlands help improve water
quality, increase groundwater flows, provide habitats for native
species, act as natural firebreaks, and greatly benefit coastal
water quality. The ongoing recovery efforts in Lahaina and West
Maui after the devastating August 2023 wildfires provide an
opportunity to rebuild and restore historic wetlands that had been
covered with commercial or residential developments. Your
Committee concludes that a collaborative effort between federal.
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state, and county governments; landowners; and stakeholders to
protect, restore, and manage West Maui wetlands and wetlands
statewide would be beneficial to the State.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and
consistency.
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.R. No. 192, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as S.R. No. 192, S.D. 1.
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 Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Water and Land
WTL
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
-5.(2-
__ 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
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
CHANG, Stanley
MCKELVEY. Angus L.K.
FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Sign^^^—
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