CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 17-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1872

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1872, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require:

(1) The Department of Land and Natural Resources to recognize that:

(A) Game mammals and game birds provide a sustainable food source that merits appropriate resource management to support viable populations sufficient for hunting;

(B) Proper management of game populations in appropriate areas minimizes their impacts and provides important benefits; and

(C) The State's unique relationship with the ocean requires careful consideration and management of land and ocean activities that prioritize the public trust responsibilities of the State; and

(2) Each department, office, or agency of the State to update its rules and policies to integrate the local hunting and fishing industries into any food security or sustainability strategies that the department, office, or agency employs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1872, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1872, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ PATRICK PIHANA BRANCO Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair