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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.            
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION
 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO STUDY
   THE PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING IN MAKAHA VALLEY.
 


 1       WHEREAS the Makaha Valley area has problems with flooding,
 2   including the erosion of existing dirt and ditches; and
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 4       WHEREAS heavy rains clog the valley which overflows into
 5   the surrounding area; and
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 7       WHEREAS Makaha Valley does not include federal land so that
 8   a federal flood control study is not possible; and
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10       WHEREAS the purpose of a flood study is to provide the city
11   and county of Honolulu with specific engineering
12   recommendations for the control of storm drainage throughout
13   the study area to reduce repetitive flooding to residents and
14   businesses in the area and to reduce the constant drain on
15   city, state and federal resources whenever a flood occurs; now,
16   therefore, 
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18       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
19   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
20   of 1999, the Senate concurring, that the department of land and
21   natural resources is requested to study the flooding problem in
22   Makaha Valley including creating a Makaha Valley stormwater
23   drainage master plan; and
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25       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
26   concurrent resolution be presented to the Speaker of the House,
27   the President of the Senate and the director of the department
28   of land and natural resources.
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