[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 801 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 801

   Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Hanalei 
 National Wildlife Refuge and Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in 
                          the State of Hawaii.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2022

    Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Hanalei 
 National Wildlife Refuge and Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in 
                          the State of Hawaii.

Whereas, on October 17, 1972, Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge was 
        established as mitigation for the construction of the Honolulu 
        International Airport Reef Runway;
Whereas effective management of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge has 
        necessitated partnerships between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
        the Navy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the State of Hawaii, and 
        several private conservation organizations, as well as the general 
        public;
Whereas Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge protects some of the last 
        remaining wetlands on Oahu and is home to threatened and endangered 
        wildlife and plants;
Whereas the Honouliuli and Waiawa units of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge 
        are managed under a cooperative agreement with the Navy to provide 
        wetland habitat for 4 endangered waterbirds: the aeo (Hawaiian stilt), 
        the alae keokeo (Hawaiian coot), the alae ula (Hawaiian moorhen), and 
        the koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck);
Whereas the Honouliuli unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge has served 
        as a conservation site for the endangered endemic Ko oloa ula shrub 
        (Abutilon menziesii) since its translocation there in 2002 and 2003;
Whereas the Kalaeloa unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge was 
        established in 2001 to protect and enhance the habitat for 2 endangered 
        plants, the akoko and the ewa hinahina, and is home to the largest and 
        second largest populations of these plants, respectively;
Whereas all 3 units of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge are closed to the 
        general public to protect endangered wildlife but provide educational 
        and volunteer opportunities during the nonbreeding season of the aeo;
Whereas the Honouliuli unit of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge serves as 
        the site of the wetlands education program conducted by the Hawaii 
        Nature Center, bringing more than 4,000 third-grade students to the 
        Honouliuli unit during the fall semester to learn about the recovery of 
        Hawaii's waterbirds and the value of wetlands;
Whereas Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge was established under the Endangered 
        Species Conservation Act of 1969 (Public Law 89-669; 80 Stat. 926) on 
        November 30, 1972, to aid in the recovery of threatened and endangered 
        species, including the aeo, the alae keokeo, the alae ula, the koloa 
        maoli, and the nene (Hawaiian goose);
Whereas Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge consists of 917 acres in Hanalei Valley 
        on the north shore of Kauai island and includes a portion of the Hanalei 
        River, a designated American Heritage River;
Whereas Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge provides an important habitat for a 
        diverse array of fish, wildlife, and plants, including 27 species of 
        migratory waterfowl, 23 species of migratory shorebirds, and all 5 
        species of endemic Hawaiian oopu (amphidromous gobies);
Whereas kalo farming has occurred for several hundred years in Hanalei Valley 
        and remains an ecologically, culturally, and economically important 
        practice on Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge;
Whereas kalo farming in the greater Hanalei watershed, including Hanalei 
        National Wildlife Refuge, provides shallow-water habitat for threatened 
        and endangered waterbirds and generates at least 40 percent of all kalo 
        grown in the State of Hawaii; and
Whereas the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening the new Hanalei Viewpoint 
        to provide residents and visitors with increased opportunities to learn 
        about and connect with the natural and cultural history of Hanalei 
        Valley and the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates and celebrates Pearl Harbor National 
        Wildlife Refuge and Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge on the 
        50th anniversary of their establishment;
            (2) acknowledges the range of natural and cultural wonders 
        that make up the other national wildlife refuges of the State 
        of Hawaii, including--
                    (A) Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (B) Huleia National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (C) Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (D) James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (E) Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (F) Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge;
                    (G) Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge; and
                    (H) Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge; and
            (3) encourages the people of Hawaii and of the United 
        States to learn about, support, and appreciate those national 
        wildlife refuges, which are national treasures.
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