HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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Rep. Mele Carroll, Chair |
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Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Joe Bertram, III |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Gene Ward |
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Rep. John M. Mizuno |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS. Places the aha kiole advisory committee with the office of Hawaiian affairs for administrative purposes. Appropriates funds.
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HAW, WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. Establishes the Aha Ahupua‘a Task Force to establish a hiearchy of natural resource advisory councils known as Aha Ahapua‘a Councils. Establishes an Aha Kiole Council and Aha Moku councils to advise the state and counties on traditional land management and natural resources issues.
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HAW, WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes and funds a traditional Hawaiian navigation pilot program in the public schools.
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HAW, EDN, FIN |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE HULLED CANOE. Appropriates money for Hui Wa'a O Kaulua to the develop and construct a double-hulled canoe.
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HAW, FIN |
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RELATING TO KULEANA LANDS. Requires the office of Hawaiian affairs to hold in trust any lands where the owner of an inheritable interest in kuleana lands dies intestate and there is no taker under the Hawaii uniform probate code, for 10 years before passing to the office of Hawaiian affairs.
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HAW, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Clarifies that a burial site may include a cave or lava tube or a portion of a cave or lava tube. Defines burial cave.
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HAW, WLO, FIN |
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RELATING TO CORRECTIONS. Establishes a program within the Department of Public Safety that assigns select, non-violent inmates on a work detail that restores historical sites selected by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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HAW, PBS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN FISHPONDS. Prohibits the sale of public lands on which government-owned Hawaiian fishponds are located.
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HAW, WLO, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
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PAPER: 5 copies (including an original) to Room 406 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8464 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands); or
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to HAWtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov.
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________________________________________ Rep. Mele Carroll Chair |
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