STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1821
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 819
H.D. 2
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 Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 819, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIMU KALA,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to designate limu kala (Sargassum echinocarpum) as the official Hawaii state limu.
Your Committee
received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and
Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Kua‘āina
Ulu ‘Auamo, Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea,
Mālama Limu Club of Kamehameha Schools, and five individuals.
Your Committee finds that limu has a unique
ecological and cultural value to the people of Hawai‘i and that four species of limu are endemic to the waters of the
State, including limu kala. Your
Committee further finds that limu kala has a significant role in Native
Hawaiian history and culture, as it is used as traditional bait for reef fish,
used to treat minor cuts and scratches, and used in the conflict resolution
process of ho‘oponopono. This measure recognizes the critical role of this
critical species of limu in Hawai‘i's ecosystem and seeks to increase
awareness and knowledge of limu kala amid the current decline of desirable limu
species throughout the State.
Your Committee has
amended this measure by making
it effective upon its approval.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 819, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 819, H.D. 2, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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