HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2003
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COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND USE & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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Rep. Ezra Kanoho, Chair |
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Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Kika G. Bukoski |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Thomas Waters |
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Rep. Ken Ito, Chair |
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Rep. Romeo M. Mindo, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell |
Rep. Brian K. Blundell |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone |
Rep. Mark S. Moses |
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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
Rep. David A. Pendleton |
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Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, March 17, 2003 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 423 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 1554 SD1 (SCRN 785) |
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HISTORIC SITES – Requires landowner of a potential native Hawaiian historical site on private property to obtain prior approval of the department of land and natural resources before conducting certain activities on the land; specifies procedures; defines "potential native Hawaiian historic site." |
WLH, FIN |
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SB 1594 (SCRN 619) |
RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – Adds a member with substantial experience in traditional Hawaiian water resource management techniques and in traditional riparian usage to the Commission on Water Resource Management. |
WLH, JUD |
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SB 42 SD1 (SCRN 578) |
RELATING TO WATERCRAFT – Requires vessels more than one mile off shore to be equipped with a properly functioning Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) or VHF-FM radio. Exempts canoes, thrill craft, surfboards, and paddle boards. |
WLH, JUD |
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SB 516 SD2 (SCRN 709) |
RELATING TO KANEOHE BAY PIERS – Requires the board of land and natural resources, in calculating lease rents for private residential noncommercial piers in Kaneohe Bay, to use a methodology that values sites with piers at an enhanced value of a maximum of %; makes the change retroactive to the time of the original Act. |
WLH, FIN |
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SB 1076 SD1 (SCRN 715) |
RELATING TO NATURAL AREA RESERVES SYSTEM.- Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to designate public hunting as the primary means to control game animals in the natural area reserves system. |
WLH, FIN |
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SB 1415 (SCRN 618) |
RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT – Clarifies that the Board of Land and Natural Resources may impose a fine for each violation within a Conservation District in addition to costs associated with land and /or habitat restoration. |
WLH, FIN |
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SB 1418 SD2 (SCRN 784) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY – Establishes a process in which the State and counties are provided protection from liability faced with regard to recreational activities on improved and unimproved public lands. |
WLH, JUD |
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SB 1468 SD1 (SCRN 612) |
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLDS – Amends definition of "lot", etc. in residential leasehold law by clarifying that the lot is zoned for residential use. |
WLH, CPC |
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SB 1495 SD1 (SCRN 718) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII DROUGHT PLAN – Appropriates funds for further development and planning of the Hawaii Drought Plan. |
WLH, FIN |
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SB 463 SD2 (SCRN 778) |
RELATING TO KAHO'OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE – Requires that the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission provide the legislature with a master plan, by August 15, 2003, for the Navy's transfer of administrative authority over the island to KIRC. |
WLH/PSM, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 60 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE WLH COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 423, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.
IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE WLH COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6399.
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_________________________________________ Rep. Ken Ito Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho Chair |