STAND. COM. REP. NO. ILkS;Z>
Honolulu, Hawaii
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RE: s.R. No. 215
s.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred S.R.
No. 215 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND
NATURAL RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF AND UPDATE KEY
INFORMATION ON, INCLUDING FACTS AND STATISTICS, THE DECLINE
OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED PALILA (LOXIOIDIES BAILLEUI)
BIRD ON MAUNA KEA,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the
Department of Land and Natural Resources to investigate the causes
of and update key information on, including facts and statistics,
the decline on Mauna Kea of the critically endangered Palila bird
(Loxioides Bailleui), also known as the finch—billed Hawaiian
honeycreeper.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and two
individuals. '
Your Committee finds that the Palila is a critically
endangered bird found only in Hawaii, with nearly all of its
population residing within the Mauna Kea Conservation District on
Hawaii island. Your Committee further finds that for decades, the
presence of sheep and goat populations threatened the Mauna Kea
Mamane—Naio Forest, which contributed to the decline of Palila in
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the area. However, despite eradication efforts to remove sheep
and goats from the Palila's habitat and the subsequent full
recovery of the Mauna Kea Mamane—Naio Forest, the population of
mature adult Palila on Mauna Kea is just one thousand. still
Therefore, this measure requests the Department of Land and
Natural Resources to further study the causes of Palila decline
and specifically requests the Department to investigate what
effect the eradication of sheep and goats had on the Palila
population.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making a
technical, nonsubstantive amendment to its title 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. 215, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as S.R. No. 215, S.D. l.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Water and Land,
Wvéagra/
LORRAINE R. INOUYE ,Yhair/
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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 1‘5 WTL 5/24/25
D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Recommendation is.
D Pass unamended
2312
ErPass with amendments
2311
D Hold
2310
D Recommit
2313
Members
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
/
Aye
V
Aye (WR) Nay Excused
CHANG, Stanley V
MCKELVEY, Angus L.K. \/
FEVELLA, Kurt \/
TOTAL bf (fl fl /
Recommendation:
B/Adopted D Not Adopted
Chairs or Designee’ s
Distribution.
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Original( Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 11/30/22