Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

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1		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 19 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 ~~H.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ~~WORK WITH THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO~~ IMPLEMENT A NATIVE PLANT SEEDING ~~PROJECT~~ IN MILILANI MAUKA TO RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE FROM THE NOVEMBER ~~2023~~ WILDFIRES.
	1	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 19 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING The department of land and natural resources to implement native plant seeding projects in mililani Mauka to restore the ecological damage from the november wildfires.
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37		-	URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO ~~WORK WITH THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO~~ IMPLEMENT A NATIVE PLANT SEEDING ~~PROJECT~~ IN MILILANI MAUKA TO RESTORE THE ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE FROM THE NOVEMBER ~~2023~~ WILDFIRES.
	37	+	URGING The department of land and natural resources to implement native plant seeding projects in mililani Mauka to restore the ecological damage from the november wildfires.
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45		-	WHEREAS, plants native to Hawaii are essential to a sustainable ecosystem because many are drought-tolerant and require less maintenance through fertilizing and pruning; and WHEREAS, planting native species helps maintain and preserve the critical biodiversity that makes Hawaii unique; and WHEREAS, non-native grasses and shrubs are highly flammable and perpetuate devastating wildfires; and WHEREAS, non-native plants such as grasses and shrubs that have been introduced into the island ecosystem are accustomed to wildfires and easily reoccupy lands that have been recently scorched by wildfires; and WHEREAS, in November 2023, wildfires damaged 2.5 square miles of the critical ecosystem in Mililani Mauka, including the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge and Koolau Mountains; and WHEREAS, Mililani Mauka's impacted lands featured a native forest of koa trees, uluhe fern, and twenty-two federally designated endangered or threatened species that will be vulnerable to invasive species takeover during ecosystem recovery; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is urged to work with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to implement a native plant seeding project on the lands impacted by the November 2023 wildfires in Mililani Mauka to protect the area from the threat of similar devastation in the future; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Fish and Wildlife Administrators and Project Leader of the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Administrator of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Administrator of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Report Title: Wildfire Prevention; Native Plants; Department of Land and Natural Resources; United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Mililani Mauka
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47		-	WHEREAS, plants native to Hawaii are essential to a sustainable ecosystem because many are drought-tolerant and require less maintenance through fertilizing and pruning; and
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	47	+	WHEREAS, plants native to Hawaii are essential to a sustainable ecosystem because many are drought-tolerant and require less maintenance through fertilizing and pruning; and WHEREAS, planting native species helps maintain and preserve the critical biodiversity that makes Hawaii unique; and WHEREAS, non-native grasses and shrubs are highly flammable and perpetuate devastating wildfires; and WHEREAS, non-native plants such as grasses and shrub that have been introduced into the island ecosystem are accustomed to wildfires and easily reoccupy lands that have been recently scorched by wildfires; and WHEREAS, in November of last year wildfires damaged 2.5 square miles of the critical ecosystem in Mililani Mauka, including the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge and Koolau Mountains; and WHEREAS, Mililani Mauka's impacted lands featured a native forest of koa trees, uluhe fern, and twenty-two federally designated endangered or threatened species that will be vulnerable to invasive species takeover during ecosystem recovery; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources initiate a project to implement native plant seeding on the lands impacted by the November wildfires in Mililani Mauka to protect the area from the threat of similar devastation in the future; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Administrator of the Division of Forestry and Wildfire, and Administrator of the Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Wildfire Prevention; Native Plants; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Mililani Mauka.
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	49	+	WHEREAS, plants native to Hawaii are essential to a sustainable ecosystem because many are drought-tolerant and
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51	55		WHEREAS, planting native species helps maintain and preserve the critical biodiversity that makes Hawaii unique; and
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59		-	WHEREAS, non-native plants such as grasses and ~~shrubs~~ that have been introduced into the island ecosystem are accustomed to wildfires and easily reoccupy lands that have been recently scorched by wildfires; and
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63		-	WHEREAS, in November ~~2023,~~ wildfires damaged 2.5 square miles of the critical ecosystem in Mililani Mauka, including the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge and Koolau Mountains; and
	67	+	WHEREAS, in November of last year wildfires damaged 2.5 square miles of the critical ecosystem in Mililani Mauka, including the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge and Koolau Mountains; and
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67	71		WHEREAS, Mililani Mauka's impacted lands featured a native forest of koa trees, uluhe fern, and twenty-two federally designated endangered or threatened species that will be vulnerable to invasive species takeover during ecosystem recovery; now, therefore,
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71		-	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, ~~the Senate concurring,~~ that the Department of Land and Natural Resources ~~is urged to work with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service~~ to implement a native plant seeding ~~project~~ on the lands impacted by the November ~~2023~~ wildfires in Mililani Mauka to protect the area from the threat of similar devastation in the future; and
	75	+	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources initiate a project to implement native plant seeding on the lands impacted by the November wildfires in Mililani Mauka to protect the area from the threat of similar devastation in the future; and
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75		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Fish and Wildlife Administrators and Project Leader of the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Administrator of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and Administrator of the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
	79	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Administrator of the Division of Forestry and Wildfire, and Administrator of the Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement.
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	87	+	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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79		-	Wildfire Prevention; Native Plants; Department of Land and Natural Resources; ~~United States Fish and Wildlife Service;~~ Mililani Mauka
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