Hawaii SB2979 authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements with community-based.

Hawaii SB2979 establishes a framework for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to collaborate with community-based organizations through community co-management agreements. These agreements aim to preserve Native Hawaiian rights, protect public trust resources, and promote sustainable management of lands and natural resources. The bill outlines the purposes of these agreements, including subsistence, cultural, and religious practices, as well as the preservation and restoration of archaeological, historical, and environmental resources.

Hawaii SB2979 authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into community co-management agreements with community-based.

Hawaii SB2979 establishes a framework for the Department of Land and Natural Resources to collaborate with community-based organizations through community co-management agreements. These agreements aim to preserve Native Hawaiian rights, protect public trust resources, and promote sustainable management of lands and natural resources. The bill outlines the purposes of these agreements, including subsistence, cultural, and religious practices, as well as the preservation and restoration of archaeological, historical, and environmental resources.