STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1331

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 213

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 213 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY AND COST STUDY RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BOAT RAMP IN PUKO‘O, MOLOKA‘I,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the needs of the residents of Molokai by requesting the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a feasibility and cost study relating to the construction of a boat ramp in Pukoo, Molokai.

Several individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.  Hui Malama O Mo‘omomi and many individuals provided testimony in opposition.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by specifying the location of the feasibility and cost study as east Molokai, between mile markers ten and sixteen.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 213, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 213, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land,

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ KANIELA ING, Chair