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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS <br /> AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> DATE: February 7, 2017 Re: Comm. No. 89/Res. No. 62-17 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 1:30 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic Development, to which was referred <br /> Resolution No. 62-17, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 62-17, transmitted by Council Member Eileen O'Hara, via Communication <br /> No. 89, dated January 20, 2017, urges the 2017 Hawai`i State Legislature to implement the <br /> Rapid `Ohi`a Death Part I: Strategic Response Plan for Hawaii 2017-2019 and to provide <br /> funding to implement the plan over the next three years. <br /> Ms. O'Hara stressed the importance of the implementation of the strategic plan and the funding <br /> of the research that will provide much needed guidance to the counties and the State in <br /> preventing the spread of Rapid `Ohi`a Death and preserving what is left of the `Ohi`a forest <br /> which is critical to the ecosystem. <br /> Mr. Kanuha shared that he attended the first Rapid `Ohi`a Death summit in Honolulu and was <br /> encouraged by the participation of the different stakeholders working towards solutions on how <br /> to manage the spread of Rapid `Ohi`a Death. <br /> Your Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic Development is in accord with the <br /> purpose and intent of Resolution No. 62-17, and recommends its adoption. <br /> jc <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG _ X <br /> DAVID x COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL <br /> EOFF X RELATIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> KANUHA X <br /> LEE LOY X <br /> O'HARA X <br /> POINDEXTER x DRU O K6NNUHA, CHAIR <br /> RICHARDS X GREI3C REPORT NO.: 3 <br /> RUGGLES X ADOPTED: FEB 2 2 2017 <br />