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HI SCR49

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/8/2015

Primary Sponsor

Donna Kim

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests Department of Health's Clean Water Branch and Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch, Honolulu Police Department, and City and County of Honolulu's Departments of Environmental Services and Planning and Permitting to investigate illegal dumping and illegal structures at 1700 Laumaile Street in Kalihi

  • Directs coordinated cleanup and enforcement of pollution, anti-dumping, and applicable laws at the site, addressing ongoing concerns about trash in area streams and accumulated waste attracting vermin

  • Requires joint report from the Director of Health, Chief of Police, Director of Environmental Services, and Director of Planning and Permitting to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2016 Regular Session

  • Notes that 91 percent of residents surveyed considered illegal dumping a "somewhat or very serious" problem, yet the same percentage had never reported an incident

  • References previous S.C.R. No. 89 from 2009 that requested cleanup of Laumaile Street, indicating trash and illegal structures have returned to the area

Legislative Description

Environment; Illegal Dumping; Waste Disposal

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Ito, Rhoads excused (3).

4/20/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/20/2015
Energy & Environmental Protection4/10/2015
Energy and Environment3/13/2015

Full Bill Text

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