STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1394-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.C.R. No. 134

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 134 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO SUBMIT A GRANT REQUEST TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR ROCKFALL MITIGATION IN MOANALUA GARDENS AND MOANALUA VALLEY, OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to direct the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to submit a hazard mitigation assistance grant request or pre-disaster mitigation program grant request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for rockfall mitigation in Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley, Oahu, under the Tripler Army Medical Center hillside.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals.

Your Committee finds that boulders along hillsides pose a threat of dangerous rockfalls and landslides that could directly and indirectly impact communities across the State. On Oahu, the Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley communities are considered a high risk zone for landslides and rockfalls. Your Committee further finds that certain hillsides surrounding Moanalua Valley are owned by the federal government, such as Tripler Army Medical Center. Your Committee notes that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is responsible for planning for and responding to natural and human-caused emergencies in the State and believes that the Agency should assist in obtaining federal grants for rockfall mitigation in Moanalua Gardens and Moanalua Valley.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 134 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair