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HI HCR209
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Kaniela Ing
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Land and Natural Resources to support effectively managing 30 percent of Hawaii's nearshore waters by 2030.
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Requests DLNR to collaborate with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to protect Hawaiian cultural resources and traditional Native Hawaiian subsistence, cultural, and religious practices within nearshore waters.
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Directs DLNR to establish benchmarks by 2019 for achieving effective management of 30 percent of nearshore waters by 2030.
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Requires DLNR to report findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before each regular session.
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Emphasizes the importance of managing local stressors like sediment runoff, invasive species, and illegal fishing to improve coral and marine ecosystem resilience amid climate change impacts.
Legislative Description
Urging Support For The Goal Of Effectively Managing Thirty Percent Of Nearshore Waters By 2030.
Nearshore Water Management
Last Action
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017