ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ERADICATION OF OCTOCORAL AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES FROM THE WATERS OF PEARL HARBOR, INCLUDING WEST LOCH, MIDDLE LOCH, AND EAST LOCH.

Summary

HCR 78 is a concurrent resolution urging the United States Navy, the primary caretaker of Pearl Harbor, to take responsibility for removing invasive octocoral and other non‑native species from the harbor and its three lochs. It asks the Navy to allocate resources for eradication and shoreline maintenance, and to notify the Secretary of the Navy. The measure reflects concerns that these fast‑growing soft corals threaten local marine ecosystems and fish diversity.

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