ASSOCIATION OF HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUBS
A RESOLUTION
No. 2017 – 28
ENDORSING AND SUPPORTING THE FINAL RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ‘AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REVIEWED AND ADOPTED AT THE MEETING OF THE ‘AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD AT THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD ROOM ON
OCTOBER 20, 2016
WHEREAS, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs supported, and continues to support, the ‘Aha Moku system since 2006; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs supported the ‘Aha Kī‘ole Advisory Committee (by authority of Act 212, Session Laws of Hawai‘i 2007) which was established to advise the Hawai‘i State Legislature on the best practices of traditional management in 2007, with a term ended in 2009 after reporting on the best practices of traditional management of Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources, the ‘Aha Moku system of the traditional natural resource management; and
WHEREAS, the ‘Aha Kī‘ole Advisory Committee was appointed by the governor from a list of nominations submitted by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and
WHEREAS, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs supported the creation of the ‘Aha Moku Advisory Committee in 2012 (by authority of Act 288, Session Laws of Hawai‘i 2012); and
WHEREAS, Act 288 (2012) recognized the ‘Aha Moku system as the system of best practices for the management of natural and cultural resources in Hawai‘i; and
WHEREAS, the current ‘Aha Moku Advisory Council (AMAC) members were appointed from a list of nominations submitted by the ‘Aha Moku Councils of each island, councils in which many Hawaiian Civic Club members participate; and
WHEREAS, the AMAC has operated without any rules and operating procedures since 2013; and
WHEREAS, Senate Concurrent Resolution 55 in 2015 requested the ‘Aha Moku advisory committee to engage stakeholders in order to develop and adopt rules for its operation and administration, asked the AMAC to develop and establish rules of practice and procedure, and, with assistance from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, engage stakeholders to develop and adopt rules for its operation and administration and report back to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of the Hawai‘i State Legislatures in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the AMAC requested and received an extension to the Regular Session of 2017 to carry out the requirements of this Senate Concurrent Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the AMAC, at its July 20, 2016 meeting, could not reach agreement on the rules packages and all of the recommendations submitted since the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution 55 in 2015, and created a committee to work on and develop rules of practices and procedures package from recommendations from its constituents; and
WHEREAS, the rules committee created by the AMAC, returned with a comprehensive package of rules of operations and procedures, with approval of participating constituents; and
WHEREAS, approval of the practices and procedures was on the agenda at a properly noticed public meeting of the AMAC; and
WHEREAS, the AMAC reviewed and approved by majority vote (six for, one against, one excused) the rules of practice and procedure at a scheduled meeting on October 20, 2016, at the Board of Land and Natural Resources board room; and
WHEREAS, the AMAC approved the final rules of practices and procedures at the October 20, 2016 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of rules, practices, and operating procedures will contribute to the longevity and permanence of the AMAC; and
WHEREAS, the AMAC is an important organization with the potential to improve Hawaiʻi’s environment and preserve our cultural and natural resources for future generations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs at its 58th Annual Convention in Seattle, Washington, in the malama of ʻIkuwā and the rising of Māhealani on this 4th day of November 2017, endorsing and supporting the Final Rules of Practice and Procedure, Department of Land and Natural Resources, ‘Aha Moku Advisory Committee, reviewed and adopted at the meeting of the ‘Aha Moku Advisory Committee held at the Board of Land and Natural Resources board room on October 20, 2016; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i, President of the State Senate, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, Chair of the State Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, Chair of the State House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and all County Mayors.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted in the malama of ʻIkuwā and the rising of Māhealani on the 4th day of November 2017, at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs in Seattle, Washington.
Annelle C. Amaral, President
