THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, March 14, 2008

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

GM 485

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kaneohe Bay Regional Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOSEPH G. PICKARD, for a term to expire 6-30-2012.

 

WTL

 

 

 

GM 487

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Legacy Land Conservation Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, LORI LEIMAMO BUCHANAN, for a term to expire 6-30-2012.

 

WTL

 

 

 

GM 488

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserve System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, RICHARD FLINT HUGHES PHD, for a term to expire 6-30-2012.

 

WTL

 

 

 

HB 2873

        (HSCR691-08)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO STATE PARKS.

Clarifies that the conservation of park resources and values is the predominant concern of the state park system.

 

WTL

 

 

 

HB 2966

        (HSCR693-08)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Permits certain lessees of sites on public lands to sublet the whole or part of the demised premises without approval of the board of land and natural resources; provided that the sublease term shall not exceed one week, the rent charged to the sublessee shall not exceed an amount necessary for the lessee to cover the lessee's operational costs, and the demised premises shall be used substantially for the purposes for which it was originally intended.

 

WTL, WAM

 

 

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 228, 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.

 

·         LATE TESTIMONY – Testimony received after the testimony deadline will be posted on the legislature's website after the hearing ends.  If you are testifying in person, late testimony must be brought to the hearing room (414) and given to the committee clerk PRIOR to the start of the hearing.

 

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 586-7330.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

Senator Clayton Hee

Chair