Bill Text: HI SCR27 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Encouraging The United States Navy To Eradicate Octocoral And Other Invasive Species From The Waters Of Pearl Harbor.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-04-22 - Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 759). [SCR27 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SCR27-Introduced.html
THE SENATE |
S.C.R. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO ERADICATE OCTOCORAL AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES FROM PEARL HARBOR.
WHEREAS, two invasive species of octocoral, or Unomiastolonifera and Capnellaspicata, are two of many invasive species that threaten Pearl Harbor's maritime ecosystem; and
WHEREAS, octocoral takes over marine habitats extremely quickly because it is a "soft coral" that does not form a calcium exoskeleton like reef-building corals, allowing it to rapidly grow and spread colonies, smothering Hawaiian coral reef ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, in areas where octocorals dominate the marine habitat, there is a lower density and diversity of fish; and
WHEREAS, the United States Navy reported the presence of octocoral near Pearl Harbor in late 2020 during surveys that were not focused on these octocorals and recent surveys have documented these species in a much larger area and indicate that they were most likely present before 2019; and
WHEREAS, a strong unified response is required to remove and eradicate octocorals and other invasive species from the waters of Pearl Harbor; and
WHEREAS, the United States Navy is the principal caretaker of Pearl Harbor and its waters; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that the United States Navy is encouraged to take responsibility for the eradication of octocoral and other invasive species from the waters of Pearl Harbor; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the United States Navy is encouraged to allocate resources to eradicate octocoral and other invasive species from the waters of Pearl Harbor, including West Loch, Middle Loch, and East Loch; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of the Navy.
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United States Navy; Octocoral; Invasive Species