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HI HR90
Resolution
Status
3/5/2020
Primary Sponsor
Lynn Decoite
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AI Summary
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A brush fire ignited on the western end of Kahoolawe on February 22, 2020, and burned approximately 9,000 acres (one-third of the island) over six days before being extinguished by heavy rains.
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Firefighting crews could not actively combat the fire due to the danger of unexploded ordnance remaining on the island from over fifty years of U.S. Navy bombing practice.
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The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission's upland field storage area suffered complete loss of storage structures, equipment, supplies, motor vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles essential for island infrastructure and restoration efforts.
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All state departments and agencies are urged to cooperate and provide technical, engineering, or logistical support to assist Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission in recovery and ecological restoration efforts.
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Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Governor and Executive Director of the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission.
Legislative Description
Encouraging All State Departments And Agencies To Cooperate And Assist Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission With Technical, Engineering, Or Logistical Support In Helping The Island Of Kahoolawe To Recover From The Devastating Fire That Began On February 22, 2020.
Recovery
Last Action
Referred to WLH, FIN, referral sheet 40
3/11/2020