THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AGRICULTURE, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 16, 2009

TIME:

11:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

GM 266

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides, Gubernatorial Nominee, JERRY A. NISHEK, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 375

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Natural Area Reserve System Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, REBECCA R. ALAKAI, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 376

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai, Gubernatorial Nominee, JAMES S. BALLAO M.ED., for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 380

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, LENINGRAD  ELARIONOFF, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 381

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai, Gubernatorial Nominee, SCOTT G. FISHER, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

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GM 383

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai, Gubernatorial Nominee, EDWARD H. KAAHUI, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 384

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai, Gubernatorial Nominee, JONAH KE'EAUMOKU KAPU, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 385

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, JAMES G. LEE JR., for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 386

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu, Gubernatorial Nominee, AARON D. MAHI, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 387

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK KAWIKA MCKEAGUE, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 397

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua'i and Ni'ihau, Gubernatorial Nominee, KEITH R. YAP, for a term to expire 6-30-2012.

 

WTL

GM 398

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai'i, Gubernatorial Nominee, CHARLES KUI HIN YOUNG, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 377

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Legacy Land Conservation Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, CARL J. BERG JR., for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 399

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Legacy Land Conservation Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, KAREN GS YOUNG, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 378

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Community-Based Economic Development Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, STEPHANIE S. H. CRIVELLO, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 379

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Koke'e State Park Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, DENNIS Y. EGUCHI, for a term to expire 6-30-2011.

 

WTL

GM 393

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Koke'e State Park Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, IVAN I. NITTA, for a term to expire 6-30-2009.

 

WTL

GM 394

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Koke'e State Park Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, IVAN I. NITTA, for a term to expire 6-30-2012.

 

WTL

GM 382

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Agriculture, Gubernatorial Nominee, ALAN H. GOTTLIEB, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 392

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Agriculture, Gubernatorial Nominee, DERRICK F. NISHIMURA, for a term to expire 6-30-2010.

 

WTL

GM 395

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Gubernatorial Nominee, BRIAN H. SUZUKI, for a term to expire 6-30-2011.

 

WTL

GM 389

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Community Development Authority (HCDA), Gubernatorial Nominee, KAY M. MUKAIGAWA, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 390

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, ALBERT P. NAHALE-A III, for a term to expire 6-30-2009.

 

WTL

GM 391

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, ALBERT P. NAHALE-A III, for a term to expire 6-30-2013.

 

WTL

GM 396

        Testimony

        Status

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, HENRY K. TANCAYO SR., for a term to expire 6-30-2012.

 

WTL

 

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 11:00 a.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.

 

·         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, please bring twelve (12) copies of your testimony to the hearing room (229) and give to the committee clerk PRIOR to the start of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 11:00 a.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.

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

Senator Clayton Hee

Chair