THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND

Senator Malama Solomon, Chair

Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 03, 2014

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 450

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE.

Transfers administrative duties of the department of land and natural resources for the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve to the office of Hawaiian affairs.

 

HWN/WTL, WAM

SB 2124

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO OPIHI.

Establishes a moratorium on the harvesting of opihi on Oahu until July 1, 2019.  Establishes a ban on taking or harvesting opihi statewide, subject to open and closed seasons and traditional rights.

 

WTL/HWN, WAM

SB 2125

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

Prohibits the taking or possessing of aquatic life or fish feeding in marine waters within two miles of the shoreline of an island with a population between one hundred and five hundred individuals, with certain exceptions.

 

WTL/HWN, WAM

SB 2743

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE.

Authorizes a portion of the conveyance tax revenues to be paid into the Kaho‘olawe rehabilitation trust fund for the long-term rehabilitation and maintenance of the Kaho‘olawe island reserve.  Repeals on the earlier of 6/30/2026 or upon federal and state recognition of the Sovereign Native Hawaiian entity.

 

WTL/HWN, WAM

SB 3104

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Requires all existing certificates of occupation or existing homestead leases, or fractional interests to be held in joint tenancy with right of survivorship.

 

WTL/HWN, JDL

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

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.

 

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Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

Chair

 

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Senator Malama Solomon

Chair