HCR 24 Summary

• Urges the Department of Land and Natural Resources to prohibit seabed mining within Hawaii state waters.

• Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources to prevent transboundary impacts of seabed mining from other jurisdictions, including areas beyond national jurisdiction.

• Requests the Department of Transportation to prohibit the use of state ports by commercial vessels affiliated with seabed mining operations in other jurisdictions.

• Identifies environmental concerns including sediment plumes, habitat degradation, metal contamination, noise pollution, and impacts to ocean carbon sequestration and fisheries.

• Notes Hawaii's fishing industry generates approximately $13.4 million annually and tourism-related income from marine activities totals approximately $1.23 billion annually.