STAND. COM. REP. NO. |t33
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 2 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 157
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts
and Agriculture and Environment, to which was referred S.C.R.
No. 157 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE TO ADOPT THE
AGREEMENT UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF
THE SEA ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION
AND SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND POLICY MEASURES
TO IMPLEMENT THE AGREEMENT AT THE STATE AND COUNTY LEVELS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the State
to adopt the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine
Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and
support legislative, administrative, and policy measures to
implement the Agreement at the State and county levels.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawai‘i Reef and Ocean Coalition and one individual.
Your Committees received comments on this measure from the
Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Your Committees find that nearly two-thirds of the oceans are
global commons. The majority of this natural resource therefore
belongs to no one in particular but is the responsibility of all
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to safeguard against threats such as climate change, pollution,
and overuse. The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of
Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
is an initiative offering measures to conserve vast geographical
areas so that all may continue to benefit from their use, with a
focus on marine genetic resources and their digital sequence
information. This measure urges the State to adopt the Agreement
and support legislative, administrative, and policy measures for
its implementation to promote the conservation and sustainable use
of valuable shared natural resources.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Transportation and Culture and the Arts and
Agriculture and Environment that are attached to this report, your
Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 157
and recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Transportation
and Culture and the Arts and
Agriculture and Environment,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts
TCA
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:___________________________________
TheR^ommendation is:
\_^ Pass, unamended __ Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
LEE, Chris (C)
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (VC)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo iX'
DECORTE, Samantha
TOTAL 0 /
Recommendation:
LjjJ^dopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Sign^4u^;^^^_.^
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: 12/09/24
 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
AEN
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
5ci< IE? Iza/ a Ra? Os-si-io-z-r
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to;___________________________________
The RepOmmendation is:
7^ Pass, unamended __ Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD, Mike (C)
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE, Lynn
RHOADS, Karl
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL I
Recommendation:
DQ Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or De^sigr^^^Sigr^u^^^
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: 12/09/24