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Committee narrows SB2975 to Oahu and advances SB2084 carrying-capacity work for MLCDs
Summary
The committee advanced changes to Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD) law: it recommended narrowing SB2975’s closure authority to Oahu Pupukea and passed SB2084 to require carrying-capacity studies; testifiers warned the work is data-intensive and costly and urged inclusion of cultural metrics.
Two related measures on Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCDs) — SB2975 (authority to close portions of MLCDs) and SB2084 (a carrying-capacity program) — moved forward after extensive testimony about overtourism, data needs and cultural considerations.
DLNR said the closure authority in SB2975 would be a management tool to implement recommendations from Act 31 carrying-capacity studies (for example, Pupukea) to address emergency conditions such as spawning events or…
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