STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3528

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 104

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 104 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, AND UNITED STATES MILITARY TO COORDINATE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING WITHIN WAIPAHU AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES OF EWA, PEARL CITY, AND AIEA ON OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the State, City and County of Honolulu, and United States military to coordinate and address the issue of illegal dumping within Waipahu and the surrounding communities of Ewa, Pearl City, and Aiea on Oahu.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health.

Your Committee finds that illegal dumping has long plagued Waipahu, Oahu, particularly the area along the West Loch bike path from Waipahu to Aiea, where shopping carts clutter drainage ditches. Your Committee further finds that illegal dumping has created a hazardous environment impacting Waipahu's and surrounding communities' natural habitats and residents, and immediate interventions are essential to mitigate harm, restore ecosystems, and safeguard the health and well-being of the community. Your Committee concludes that urgent action is necessary to mitigate risks, protect the environment, and ensure the well-being of communities through education, enforcement, and community involvement.

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 104, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 104, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs,

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair