HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES |
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Rep. Ezra Kanoho, Chair |
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Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D. |
Rep. Tommy Waters |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 7, 2005 |
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TIME: |
9:30 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 1290 |
RELATING TO BOATING. Requires an owner of a commercial vessel moored in a state small boat harbor to pay a fee of at least three percent of gross revenues derived from the use of the vessel; requires fees and penalties established through rules relating to harbors to be deposited into the Boating Special Fund. |
WLO, FIN |
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HB 1081 |
RELATING TO POAMOHO TRAIL. Preserves access to the Poamoho ridge trail by authorizing the department of land and natural resources to condemn the land for the trail and for the adjacent hunting area C access roads. |
WLO, FIN |
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HB 1070 |
RELATING TO STATE PARKS. Authorizes the use of moneys from the state parks special fund to pay debt service on revenue bonds issued for construction, repairs, replacement, additions, and extensions to parks facilities. |
WLO, FIN |
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HB 1441 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Clarifies the process to appeal county land use decisions. |
WLO, JUD |
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HB 1442 |
RELATING TO LATERAL PUBLIC ACCESS. Establishes an additional requirement for county ordinances to require a subdivider or developer to provide public access from a public highway or public streets to also connect existing or proposed access points with each other, so the public can easily and safely traverse shoreline areas. |
WLO, JUD |
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HB 795 |
RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT. Requires that shoreline setbacks be established at a distance inland from the shoreline equal to 50 times the annual erosion rate for the area, based on historic aerial photographs or the shoreline setback line established by the county, whichever is greater. Bans the construction of new seawalls and groins except where variances allowed for DOT. |
WLO, TRN |
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HB 798 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS. Prohibits gated communities that deny public access to any coastal shoreline or mountain or inland areas used for recreational or cultural purposes. |
WLO, JUD |
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HB 1391 |
RELATING TO PRIVATE ROADS. Requires owners of private roads to maintain private roads pursuant to agreement or in absence of agreement in equal shares. |
WLO, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 425, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH 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 IS 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 COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6308.
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 |
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