THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND AGRICULTURE

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, March 30, 2005
TIME:	2:45 P.M.
PLACE:	Conference Room 212 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 85 HD2, SD1 (SSCR1090)	RELATING TO HARBORS. Removes Honolulu Harbor Piers 1 and 2 from Kakaako community development district and grants jurisdiction and administrative authority to Piers 1 and 2 to department of transportation. (HB85 HD2)	TGO, WLA
HB 1141 HD2, SD1 (SSCR1231)	RELATING TO WAIMANO RIDGE. Requires at least ninety-day notification to the community associations and community boards surrounding the Waimano ridge area of Oahu and the legislature prior to any new or expended use or contemplated additional development of existing leased lands or facilities on state-owned land in the Waimano ridge area of Oahu. (SD1)	HTH, WLA
HB 1659 HD1 (HSCR747)	RELATING TO NONCOMMERCIAL PIERS. Allows noncommercial pier owners more time to negotiate leases of state submerged lands or lands beneath tidal waters by extending the repeal date of Act 261, SLH 2000, from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2007. (HB1659 HD1)	WLA
SCR 41/SR20	REQUESTING THE DAMON ESTATE TO CONSIDER DEDICATING MOANALUA GARDENS AND KAMANANUI VALLEY TO MOANALUA GARDENS FOUNDATION AND ASSISTING MOANALUA GARDENS FOUNDATION IN SETTING UP AN ENDOWMENT TO ENSURE THE GARDENS REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE.	WLA
SCR 50/SR26	REQUESTING A REVIEW OF METHODOLOGIES USED FOR CONTROLLING NON-NATIVE GAME ANIMALS IN HAWAII'S FOREST AREAS.	WLA
SCR 51/SR27	REQUESTING A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE SHORELINE CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING SHORELINE SETBACKS.	WLA
SCR 134	AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF SUBMERGED LANDS AT KEEHI SMALL BOAT HARBOR FOR REDEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND OPERATION BY HONOLULU MARINE, INC., FOR A COMMERCIAL SHIP REPAIR FACILITY.	WLA, WAM
SCR 138/SR76	REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FOLLOW-UP AUDIT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF STATE BOATING FACILITIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.	WLA
SCR 147	REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT.	WLA, WAM
SCR 207SR114	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO WORK WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO CREATE A PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM.	WLA
SCR 209/SR116	REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO WORK WITH LOCAL CHAPTERS OF NATIONAL APPRAISER ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO TRAIN APPRAISERS IN INCOME CAPITALIZATION APPRAISALS AND TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING AND TRACKING THE INCOME CAPITALIZATION APPRAISALS FOR REOPENINGS OF STATE AGRICULTURAL LEASES.	WLA, WAM

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

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Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

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		________________________________________ Senator Russell S. Kokubun Chair