HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

 

"He lā hou, e ho‘oulu lāhui"

A new day, building a nation

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano, Chair

Rep. Chris Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Gene Ward

 

COMMITTEE ON CULTURE & THE ARTS

Rep. Jessica Wooley, Chair

Rep. Della Au Belatti, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2, SD2

(SSCR713)

Status

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LAND.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to initiate and coordinate all efforts to establish a public lands information system.  Requires all state agencies to report to the department each parcel of land to which it holds title; the disposition of each parcel to which the agency holds title or is acquiring title; and any inaccuracies in reports to the department.  Requires the department to submit a progress report to the legislature.  Appropriates funds to create and maintain a comprehensive statewide public land trust inventory database and to provide funding for one staff position for a database and application developer.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD2)

 

HAW, FIN

HCR 113

Status

URGING ALL HAWAII HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES.

 

 

HAW, EDN, FIN

HCR 180

Status

URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUPPORT THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION ACT.

 

 

HAW, EDN, FIN

HCR 116

Status

REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO REPORT ON STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AMONG NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

 

 

HAW, JUD, FIN

HCR 107

Status

ESTABLISHING A JOINT LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE STATUS OF TWO EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN 1893 BETWEEN UNITED STATES PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND AND QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM, CALLED THE LILI'UOKALANI ASSIGNMENT AND THE AGREEMENT OF RESTORATION.

 

 

HAW, JUD, LMG

SB 116, SD2, HD1

(HSCR958)

Status

RELATING TO CULTURE AND THE ARTS.

Authorizes the Hawaii Tourism Authority to support traditional Hawaiian arts and cultural activities.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (SB116 SD2 HD1)

 

TOU, HAW/CUA, FIN

HCR 117

Status

REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESOURCES WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY DATABASE.

 

 

HAW/CUA, FIN

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  1 copies (including an original) to Room 313 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-9456 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

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WEB:      For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

 

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________________________________________

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Chair

 

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Rep. Faye Hanohano

Chair