HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

A G E N D A

I. Ocean & Coastal Resources Management Overview - Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM Hawaii)

Chris Chung, Program Manager, CZM Hawaii

• Ocean Resources Management Plan (ORMP)
• Ongoing Outreach & Education Initiatives
• Key Ocean & Coastal Issues

II. Fisheries and the Economy - Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WESTPAC)

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, WESTPAC

• Key Fisheries Management Issues & Solutions
• Economic Impacts of Fisheries
• Resource Opportunities

III. Hawaiian Culture and the Coast - Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)

Leimana Damate, Policy Analyst, Hawaiian Rights Division

• Traditional and Customary Ocean & Coastal Resource Management Issues
• Indigenous Knowledge & Community Based Management
• Traditional and Cultural Resource Opportunities

IV. Ocean Industries - Ocean Resources Branch (ORB), Dept. of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT)

Elizabeth Corbin, Program Manager, ORB

• The Economics of Industry
• Resources Management and Industry
• Opportunities

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