HI SCR141

Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources to defer lease payments on pasture leases for two years to provide relief to leaseholders experiencing drought conditions.

Cites severe drought on the islands of Hawaii and Maui, with extreme drought conditions (D3 category) remaining on portions of both islands as of January 2014.

Notes that drought has forced cattle ranchers to reduce livestock and fall into arrears on lease payments due to lack of grazing grass and animal feed.

Directs transmission of a certified copy of the resolution to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.