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HI HCR140

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Joy San Buenaventura

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to conduct a feasibility and cost study for constructing a boat ramp in the Puna District of Hawaii's Big Island

  • The 2018 Kilauea eruption and subsequent lava flows destroyed roads and made the only existing boat ramp and pier in Puna District inaccessible and unusable

  • Fish caught from the Puna District boat ramp account for over 30 percent of total fish caught on the island of Hawaii

  • Loss of the boat ramp has increased fuel costs and travel times for independent fishermen, raising fresh fish prices statewide, and threatens the fishing industry which is a major economic driver in the economically disadvantaged Puna District

  • Department must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2020 Regular Session convenes

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Conduct A Feasibility And Cost Study Relating To The Construction Of A Boat Ramp In The Puna District.

Department of Land and Natural Resources

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, C. Lee excused (2).

3/28/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance3/28/2019
Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs3/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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