STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1862

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2023

 

RE:   S.B. No. 775

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 775, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUNTING GUIDES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require hunting guides to:

 

     (1)  Obtain written permission from the owners, occupiers, holders, or duly appointed agents of private lands before taking their clients to hunt on the private land; and

 

     (2)  Submit the location of each guided hunt, a copy of the written permission, and other required information to the Department of Land and Natural Resources as part of their annual reports.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc; and one individual.

 

     Your Committee finds that unauthorized hunting on private land is dangerous for landowners.  Requiring hunting guides to obtain written permission before hunting on private lands will promote the safety of persons and property and avoid unnecessary litigation.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 775, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 775, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair