HI SR85

Request that the Department of Land and Natural Resources reconsider and reissue commercial use permits for Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District after consulting with commercial tour operators.

Require the Department to provide commercial use permittees at least 90 days written notice of any changes to permit conditions.

Direct the Department to consult with commercial use permittees and seek their input on the advisability, practicality, and ease of implementation of proposed permit condition changes.

Acknowledge that ocean tourism generates $5.4 billion annually in Hawaii's economy and employs nearly 100,000 people, making permit conditions economically significant to tour operators.