THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2007
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AGRICULTURE, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair |
Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair |
COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair |
Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, February 7, 2007 |
TIME: |
3:30 pm |
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Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
SB 1219 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Authorizes counties to petition land use commission to reclassify agricultural lands to allow certain preexisting residential uses to be considered permissible use.
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WAH/IGM |
SB 1532 |
RELATING TO KULEANA LANDS. Requires counties to adopt ordinance to exempt kuleana lands from real property taxes; eliminates department of land and natural resources approval of office of Hawaiian affairs land management plan before land may escheat to office of Hawaiian affairs; makes office of Hawaiian affairs party to all quiet title actions of kuleana lands where escheat is an issue; bars claim to kuleana lands based on claim of adverse possession.
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WAH/IGM, WAM |
SB 1544 |
RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Allows the office of Hawaiian affairs to develop housing projects that are exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules of any governmental agency relating to planning, districting, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, development and improvement of land, and the construction of units.
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WAH/IGM, CPH |
SB 1603 |
RELATING TO LIABILITY. Repeals certain sunset dates, thereby making permanent, laws that provide the state and county governments with liability protection for public use of certain state or county recreational areas.
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WAH/IGM, JDL |
SB 1596 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NORTH KONA WATER SOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND STORAGE IMPROVEMENTS. Makes an appropriation for a grant-in-aid to county of Hawaii for water source development in Kona, Hawaii.
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IGM/WAH, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 407, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760.
________________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Russell S. Kokubun Chair |
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