Strong opposition to HB1766 - Small Boat Harbors; Commercial Vessels; Development

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Strong opposition to

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HB1766 - Small Boat Harbors; Commercial Vessels; Development

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Environmental Protection

Description of Bill

This boils down to the state handing off public resources to private companies. This allows more boats to create a more dangerous situation in crossing to Bowls. BLNR to lease submerged lands, in accordance with Chapter 190D, HRS, by public auction, RFP, or negotiation, in a state boating facility and permits DLNR to provide an RFP for a public-private partnership to develop Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor. Permits commercial use permits to be issued for vessels assigned moorings in Ala Wai and Keehi Boat Harbors. Provides for future mooring fees to be established by appraisal. (HB1766 HD1.

Hearing

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 05:00 PM

Sample Talking Points

Save Ala Moana Bowls. The public does not want private ownership of the boat harbors. Surfers, Canoers, Kayakers and all local beach access users don't want to lose more parking for private interest. Keep Bowls safe! We don't need more boat traffic in this channel. Access to the beach is good for social health and our local economy.It is simply wrong to put public resources into private hands. In this case, the resource is our harbor where we recreate and access the ocean. This bill jeopardizes our access by creating more strain on the limited parking and access currently present. With increasing population and decreasing public resources, these harbor areas need to be expanded for public use, not turned over to private interests. Allowing this bill to pass will harm the beach culture that thrives in the surfing, canoeing and boating communities. These communities are a rich and vital center to our local culture. This bill would create safety concerns by increasing harbor traffic with larger commercial vessels that will certainly compete with the smaller users for rights of way. There is no visible benefit to the public (the rightful owner of the harbors) if this bill passes.

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