THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND |
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Senator Clayton Hee, Chair |
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Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair |
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Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |
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TIME: |
2:45 P.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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AHW/WTL/IGM |
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RELATING TO LAND USE. Allows a landowner, who has been granted a declaratory order from the Land Use Commission (LUC) to designate all or some of the landowner's land as IAL, to fulfill a state or county affordable housing assessment (assessment) by providing affordable housing in lands zoned as rural in lieu of satisfying the assessment in the urban district; revises the landowner petition process for IAL designation by specifying that a farmer or landowner may petition LUC for declaratory order to designate lands as IALs in perpetuity and allowing farmers or landowners that petition the LUC for declaratory order to seek, in the same petition, a reclassification of land from the agricultural district to the rural district, urban district, or a combination of both, under certain conditions. (HB2807 HD2)
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AHW/WTL/IGM, CPH |
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AHW ONLY |
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RELATING TO MACADAMIA NUTS. Establishes a macadamia nut commission to collect a mandatory assessment on macadamia nut processors and producers to achieve certain objectives for the macadamia nut industry in Hawaii. Appropriation. (HB1988 HD1)
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AHW, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 218, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may 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 which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
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 587-7215.
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________________________________________ Senator Clayton Hee Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Jill Tokuda Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Chair |