STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1352-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.R. No. 52

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Labor & Government Operations and Water & Land, to which was referred H.R. No. 52 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STREAM MAINTENANCE WORKING GROUP WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the establishment of a stream maintenance working group within the City and County of Honolulu.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committees received testimony in opposition of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committees has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending its title;

(2) Requesting the City and County of Honolulu to establish the Stream Maintenance Working Group, rather than the Department of Land and Natural Resources;

(3) Requesting the representative from the City and County of Honolulu to serve as chairperson of the Working Group, rather than the representative from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; and

(4) Requesting the City and County of Honolulu to provide administrative support to the Working Group, instead of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Labor & Government Operations and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 52, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 52, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Labor & Government Operations and Water & Land,

____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair

____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI, Chair