URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO ADOPT A GAME MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT INCORPORATES ETHICAL MEANS OF GAME POPULATION CONTROL INTO SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES.

SCR 237 is a non-binding concurrent resolution urging Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources to adopt a game management plan that prioritizes ethical population control methods (like hunting) over other approaches. It directly affects the Department by requesting they formally incorporate these humane strategies into their sustainability plans for managing game species. The resolution cites existing laws (Chapter 183D, Act 315) that support sustainable hunting for food security and ecosystem health, while expressing concern about potential non-ethical population control methods harming watersheds. It does not create new law but formally asks the Department to update its strategies to align with these principles.