S.C.R. No. 36 Summary

• Urges state departments with jurisdiction over state lands to support trap-neuter-return-manage (TNRM) as an effective and humane strategy to reduce free-roaming cat populations

• Urges private landowners in Hawaii to support TNRM programs, which involve trapping, spaying/neutering, and returning cats to managed colonies

• Reserves prohibitions on TNRM use only for areas designated as critical wildlife habitats, allowing the practice in other locations

• Notes that existing TNRM programs in Hawaii have been run by volunteers and nonprofits, reducing government expenses while lowering cat populations and controlling rodent pests

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be sent to all state departments managing state lands and distributed to the 20 largest private landowners in Hawaii via the Department of Land and Natural Resources