H.C.R. No. 116 Summary

• Urges the State of Hawaii to participate in the White House Council on Environmental Quality's coastal and marine spatial planning initiative.

• Requires certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiian Homes Commission, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Health, and Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.

• Emphasizes native Hawaiian rights to coastal marine areas and concerns that current regulations diminish traditional access and cultural practices.

• Asserts that submerged lands under navigable waters are ceded lands held in trust for native Hawaiians under the Admission Act (Public Law 86-3).

• Calls for participation by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Department of Health in coastal and marine spatial planning.