THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AGRICULTURE, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, May 14, 2009

TIME:

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Auditorium

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The purpose of this informational briefing is to hear from experts about shark feeding in relation to commercial tours.

 

Presentation by the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology about shark behavior and human interactions.

Presentation by Hawaii Shark Encounters about their shark tour operations.

Presentation by Surfrider Foundation from the perspective of ocean recreation users.

Presentation by Save Our Surf from the perspective of ocean recreation users.

Presentation by the Royal Order of Kamehameha concerning the Native Hawaiian perspective of sharks.

Presentation by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Aquatic Resources Division regarding the state's jurisdiction over near shore waters.

Presentation by the U.S. Coast Guard regarding enforcement activities in federal waters.

Presentation by the NOAA Fisheries Service regarding federal jurisdiction.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign 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.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE MANAGER AT 586-6830.

 

 

 

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Senator Clayton Hee

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair