THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND HOUSING
Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair
Senator Malama Solomon, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012

DATE:

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

TIME:

1:20 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2742
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
Amends section 206E-191, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to permit the Hawaii Community Development Authority's Kalaeloa Community Development District ex-officio members to designate a representative with voting powers in the event they are unable to attend an authority meeting.

WLH

SB2597
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII LEGACY TRUST FUND.
Establishes the Hawaii legacy trust fund as a separate fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation to encourage individuals to make strong financial investments while supporting conservation, reforestation, environmental stewardship, sustainability, affordable housing, public education, and the well-being of the State's keiki and kupuna.

WLH, WAM

SB2377
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HUNTING.
Requires written permission from a landowner of privately owned land to allow persons with valid hunting licenses to hunt on their land.  Allows the carrying of unloaded firearms and ammunition, in a closed container, between certain locations and a place of formal hunting.

WLH, JDL

SB2368
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HUNTING.
Requires the department of land and natural resources to establish a statewide program, in cooperation with licensed hunters, to reduce the population of feral ungulates on public lands; requires reports to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2013 and 2014.

WLH, WAM

SB2664
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO MARINE LIFE.
Establishes a special fund for the marine life conservation program, and authorizes the collection of user fees for marine life conservation districts.

WLH, WAM

SB2369
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDSCAPING.
Requires all public landscaping, highway beautification, and road construction and improvement projects to include native Hawaiian land plants, as determined by DLNR.

WLH/PGM, WAM

SB2877
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO HARBORS FIREBOAT.
To abolish statutory requirements to reimburse the City and County of Honolulu for the operation and maintenance of the fireboat and allow for broader flexibility in the management of fireboat operations by the Department of Transportation.

PGM/WLH, WAM

SB2332
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Exempts producers of agricultural products in areas without access to municipal water supplies or infrastructure from processing the product in a certified food-processing establishment or obtaining a permit from the DOH.  Increases the exemption threshold for producers of honey.

AGL/WLH, HTH

SB2341
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO LAND USE.
Repeals the prohibition on overnight accommodations at accessory facilities that are connected with a farming operation.  Authorizes short-term rentals in agricultural districts.

AGL/WLH, TSM

SB3072
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO LAND.
Transfers title of certain lands in the Waiahole valley agricultural park from the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation to the department of agriculture.

WLH/AGL, WAM

SB3016
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
Requires the Department of Public Safety to plan for a model wellness center that employs native Hawaiian cultural practices on state land and to submit a report to the legislature prior to the 2013 legislative session.

HWN/WLH/PGM, WAM
[Measure added on 2/10/2012]

No testimony will be accepted.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6090.