REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO INCORPORATE INTO THEIR ASSESSMENT PROCESS THE POSSESSION OR ACTIVE SEEKING OF DAM LIABILITY INSURANCE BY PRIVATE DAM OWNERS.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to consider whether private dam owners have or are actively seeking liability insurance during safety assessments. The bill aims to make insurance coverage a recognized mitigation measure that could help owners meet safety standards and potentially qualify for state grant programs. It asks the department to relax certain restrictions on dams once insurance is verified and to avoid automatically classifying dams as high hazard based solely on engineering risk assessments. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new laws but instead urges the department to adopt more flexible assessment practices for private dam owners facing financial and technical challenges.