HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                   THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                    REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND USE
                  Rep. Romy M. Cachola, Chair
                Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho, Vice Chair
   Rep. Nestor R. Garcia               Rep. Colleen Meyer
   Rep. Hermina Morita                 Rep. Brian Schatz
   Rep. Roy M. Takumi             Rep. Cynthia Henry Thielen

                       NOTICE OF HEARING

          DATE:  Friday 29 January 1999
          TIME:  9:00 a.m.
          PLACE: Conference Room 312, State Capitol

                          A G E N D A

Please submit 30 copies of testimony (WLU)
HB 424      RELATING TO FOREST RESERVES.                       WLU,FIN
         Provides forest stewardship fund  for reforestation and
         maintenance of harvested plantation areas; enhancement of
         public forest reserves; and development of environmental
         education and training programs for the public.
HB 423      MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO MATCH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE
         HAWAII FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE.        WLU,FIN
         Appropriates $250,000 for Hawaii forestry and communities
         initiative.
HB 367      RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION.                    WLU,FIN
         Establishes a credit against income tax liability for
         taxpayers who install water conservation equipment that
         results in a 10% reduction in water use. 
HB 183      RELATING TO HUNTING.                           WLU,JHA,FIN
         Postpones for two years the sunset date for allowing
         licensed hunters to hunt with pistols and revolvers.
HB 500      RELATING TO FIREARMS.                          WLU,JHA,FIN
         Repeals prohibition for non-resident aliens to bring
         firearms into the State under certain conditions. 

           DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW IF TIME PERMITS

  Persons wishing to testify are requested to submit the required
copies of their testimony 24 HOURS prior to the hearing to:  (1)  The
committee's Vice Chair IN ROOM 432, State Capitol; or (2)  The House
testimony drop-off at the State Capitol basement turnaround.
Testimony may be sent by facsimile to the House Sgt.-at-Arms Office
at:  586-6501 (Oahu) OR 1-800-535-3859 (neighbor islands).  
  The committee also requests that the copies be on one side of an
8-1/2" X 11" sheet.  For further information, please call the House
Water and Land Use Committee Clerk at 586-6110.  
  Those requiring special assistance (i.e. sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility) should contact the Committee on
Water and Land Use at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for
arrangements for the requested assistance.  




 
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                                Rep. Romy M. Cachola, Chair 
                                Committee on Water and Land Use