STAND. COM. REP. NO. 999

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1136

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 Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1136, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PARKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a carrying capacity study of Makena State Park, located in the County of Maui.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Office of the Mayor of the County of Maui; Sierra Club Maui; Maui Tomorrow Foundation, Inc.; and one individual.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that access to Makena State Park has been a continuing concern for Maui residents due to increasing visitor use of the parking lot and grounds. Your Committee further finds that this measure will help to determine the appropriate levels of use of the park with consideration of the natural and cultural resources of the area.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1136, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair