CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 23-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2478

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2478, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PACIFIC MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT,"

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 authorize the Governor to execute a compact on behalf of the State to cooperate in the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that at least one commissioner of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission representing Hawaii must be a practitioner of and expert in traditional and customary native Hawaiian cultural fishing practices and must serve as a representative of such on the Commission;

(2) Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 2478, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2478, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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	____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
	____________________________ DARIUS KILA Co-Chair