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This resolution requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to submit a comprehensive report on its lease enforcement processes, recognizing the department's critical role in managing Hawaii's public lands and natural resources. The resolution seeks detailed information about the DLNR's lease compliance monitoring, including specific enforcement actions, methods for assessing lessee compliance, and a review of recent lease revocations or non-renewals. Specifically, the DLNR is asked to provide its formal policies for monitoring lease violations, explain how it determines a lessee's standing with state agencies, provide details on the ten most recent lease revocations, and report the total number of leases revoked due to violations. The resolution emphasizes the importance of transparency in governance and aims to provide policymakers and the public with clarity on how the department makes enforcement decisions. The DLNR is requested to submit this report no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session, including any recommended legislative improvements to lease enforcement mechanisms and transparency.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=145&year=2025