HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER & LAND

Rep. Cindy Evans, Chair

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Richard Lee Fale

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

COMMITTEE ON OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano, Chair

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Richard Lee Fale

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

TIME:

8:30 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 325

Status

 

RELATING TO SMOKING.

Prohibits smoking on all public beaches.

 

 

WAL/OMH, JUD

HB 1507

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND.

Amends the legislative approval requirement for any exchange of public land for private land to require a majority vote in both houses.

 

WAL/OMH, FIN

HB 1537

Status

RELATING TO CONSERVATION.

Requires the DLNR to administer a permit program for grading and grubbing within shoreline areas of the State.  Establishes penalties.

 

WAL/OMH, JUD

HB 1544

Status

RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Allows restrained dogs in state parks in designated areas that have access to the shoreline; limits the State's liability.  Authorizes the DLNR to establish fines for violations.

 

WAL, JUD

HB 1519

Status

RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING FOR GROUP LIVING FACILITIES.

Authorizes counties to require group living facilities to meet zoning requirements regarding traffic safety and congestion, elevated noise levels, and commercial deliveries.  Defines geographic separation as at least 2,000 feet.

 

WAL, FIN

HB 1120

Status

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Requires the office of planning to establish a detailed land classification of overall (master) productivity ratings every 20 years, beginning in 2014.

 

WAL, FIN

HB 1560

Status

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Requires the LUC to include, in conditional approvals of boundary changes, a date by which the boundary change is no longer valid if the conditions have not been met.

 

WAL, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony no later than 6:00pm the evening prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

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

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number.

 

While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  15 copies (including an original) to Room 328 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-8404 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through the website); or

WEB:     For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website.  This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 808-586-8400 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" website at www.capitoltv.org or call 536-2100.

 

 

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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Chair

 

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Rep. Cindy Evans

Chair