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 |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 3, 2003 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 1546 |
RELATING TO THE KAKAAKO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER – Extends the Diamond Head boundary of the Kakaako Community development district to include the area bounded by King Street, Kalakaua Avenue, and Ala Moana Boulevard, inclusive. |
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HB 658 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – Replaces two of the four at large members of HCDA with two landowner members. |
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HB 1613 |
RELATING TO NORTH KOHALA – Fulfills the mandate provisions of Act 166. |
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HB 1307 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS – Sets interim revenue for OHA for each fiscal years 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 at $10,000,000. |
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HB 1302 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS – Makes technical, housekeeping amendments relating to the authority of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to award monetary grants. |
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HB 1300 |
RELATING TO THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS – Provides the operating budget of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. |
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HB 1299 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS – Clarifies the lands comprising, and the revenues derived from the public land trust under the State Constitution. |
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HB 1301 |
RELATING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS ON BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND ADVISORY BODIES – Installs a trustee or designee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on the board of land and natural resources, the state land use commission, and the public advisory body for coastal zone management. |
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HB 1677 |
RELATING TO KULEANA LAND – Prohibits the filing of an action for partition where the property is kuleana land, party that would be filing the action owns less than 51%, and the court may order a sale of the kuleana land. |
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HB 1286 |
RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HISTORIC SITES – Requires landowner of potential native Hawaiian historical site on private property to obtain prior approval of DLNR resources before conducting certain activities on the land; specifies procedures; defines "potential native Hawaiian historic site". |
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HB 1561 |
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION – Defines cultural monitors and their qualifications. |
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HB 529 |
RELATING TO CAVE PROTECTION – Permits entry into caves that are part of state or county parks if entry signs are posted. Expands allowable purposes for entering the caves. Protects the State and counties from liability where open entry to caves is granted when entry and warming signs are posted. |
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HB 1291 |
RELATING TO WAIAHOLE-WAIKANE VALLEYS – Reconveys 10 parcels of land in Waiahole-Waikane valleys that was transferred from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Housing Finance and Development Corporation back to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. |
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DECISION-MAKING will be made for the following bills previously heard on January 29, 2003.
HB 295 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND TRUST – Facilitates the establishment of a WLH, FIN
comprehensive information system for inventorying and maintaining information about
the lands of the public land trust; creates the Public Land Trust Inventory Special Fund.
HB 526 RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS WITHIN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS – WLH, JUD
Authorizes counties to permit home occupations in agricultural districts without
requiring a special permit; defines "home occupation".
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 405, 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 974-4000 x66501 (HAWAII), 984-2400 x66501 (MAUI), 274-3141 x66501 (KAUAI), AND 1-800-468-4644 x66501 (MOLOKAI/LANAI). 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.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
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________________________________________ Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho Chair |