HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
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Rep. Chris Lee, Chair |
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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen |
Rep. Chris Todd |
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Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
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8:35 a.m. |
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Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Requires the department of health to set benchmarks to reach an eighty-five per cent redemption rate by 2023. Establishes and appropriates funds for a plastics recycling grant program to identify Hawaii-based alternatives for the sustainable recycling and reuse of plastic commodities. Requires the department of health to annually report to the legislature on redemption rates, progress, and plans regarding the deposit beverage container program. Appropriates funds to establish two positions for the glass advance disposal fee program.
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Prohibits the construction of injection wells.
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RELATING TO A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. Requires the State Sustainability Coordinator to develop a sustainable economic development strategy using genuine progress indicators to generate recommendations that promote indigenous-based economies, economic diversity, and sustainability and report to the Legislature. Requires the University of Hawaii to provide data mining services. Makes an appropriation. (HB2560 HD1)
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RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through its Division of Aquatic Resources, to establish a network of marine protected areas, which includes no-take areas and herbivore replenishment areas, in coastal fishing areas with the most critical fish depletion. (HB 1751 HD1)
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Chris Lee Chair |
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