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HI HR137
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, customary practices, and traditional rights in nearshore waters for subsistence, cultural, and religious purposes.
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Directs DLNR to establish benchmarks by 2019 for achieving the effective management goal of 30 percent of nearshore waters by 2030.
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Requires DLNR to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before each Regular Session.
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Emphasizes the need to manage local stressors including sediment and nutrient runoff, invasive species, and illegal fishing to improve coral resilience and protect over 7,000 marine species in nearshore areas.
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