THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AGRICULTURE, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS |
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Senator Clayton Hee, Chair |
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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TIME: |
3:30 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO LOW-FLUSH TOILET. Requires the installation of low-flush toilets in all new buildings on or after 7/1/10.
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WTL, TIA |
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RELATING TO STATE SMALL BOAT HARBORS. Clarifies that commercial fishing operations can transfer ownership without losing necessary permits and without a transfer fee being imposed.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO LABELING OF MEAT AND FISH PRODUCTS. Requires truthful labeling of meat and fish that has been gas‑treated.
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WTL, CPN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes an organic agriculture task force under the direction of department of agriculture to develop a business plan for a Hawaii organic food center; makes an appropriation to the task force to carry out its purposes.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Provides for fair compensation, including an automatic lease extension, when leased public land for agricultural or pastoral uses is withdrawn, condemned, or taken for public purposes.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. Amends the law to provide for the office of Hawaiian affairs to receive a portion of the income and proceeds from land in the public land trust.
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WTL, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 3:30 p.m. the day 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 Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at WTLTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 3:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after 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: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. 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.
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________________________________________ Senator Clayton Hee Chair |
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