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HAWAI'I COUNTY COUNCIL'S AD HOC FACT-FINDING COMMITIEE ON SMALL BOAT HARBORS AND BOATING FACILITIES FINAL REPORT1 May 25, 2006 Purpose: Resolution No. 233-06 adopted by the Hawai/i County Council on January 5, 2006, established a Temporary Ad Hoc Fact-Finding Committee to review prior communications from Governor Linda Lingle and Mayor Harry Kim, review testimony from public hearings held by the Hawai'i County Council, open dialogue with the Governor, Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR)I Hawai'j State Legislature, Office of Hawaiian Affairs (aHA) and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), to determine if the County of Hawai'i should assume management of eleven (11) small boat harbors presently under the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), State Department of Land and Natural Resources. SMALL BOAT HARBORS AND BOATING FACILITIES Ad-Hoc Fact Finding Committee attempted to follow the specific directions provided by the Hawai'i County Council in order to be able to more capably and completely advise the Council of the advisability of Hawai'i County accepting the offer made by the DLNR Chair Peter Young, that the county take responsibility for managing the State's boating facilities on the Big Island It is important that the Council understand at the outset that we were unable to get answers to many of our questions from various State agencies (DLNR1 DOBOR, AG, OHA, etc.) Nonetheless, based on the information we were able to obtain in the time allotted, this is our fact-finding reportl based on answering the nine specific questions posed by the CounciL We look forward to answering any questions about our work and conclusions from all Council members. This is the fact-finding report, based on answering nine questions. Objective #1~.Determine whether it is feasible to transfer the harbors, piers and ramps over to the County A. It is not only feasible, but also in the opinion of the majority of our Committee, highly desirable to pursue the transfer of the harbors, piers and ramps and boating facilities to the County of Hawaii. Objective #2- Determine whether the Legislature must approve/disapprove any transfer of the recreational boat harbors, piers, ramps, and related submerged lands presently under the control of DLNR, DOBOR; A. We sought this information. However, it was not forth coming. The County should follow up and obtain the legal opinions that we have requested. S8 2150 has passed the legislature and, at the date of this report, awaits the signature or 1