HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ‘Āina I ka Pono
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Rep. Kaniela Ing, Chair |
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Rep. Lynn DeCoite, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Richard P. Creagan |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Friday, February 9, 2018 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CRUSTACEANS. Transfers the statutory provisions of section 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that prohibit the taking or killing of female spiny lobsters, kona crabs, and samoan crabs, to administrative rules of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL FISHING. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to issue commercial marine licenses and subtypes of commercial marine licenses for the taking of marine life.
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RELATING TO OCEAN WATERS. Prohibits alcohol consumption within the ocean waters of the State.
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RELATING TO VESSELS. Establishes a task force to review the process that the Department of Land and Natural Resources uses to respond to vessels stranded in nearshore waters and report to the Legislature on its findings.
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RELATING TO BOATING. Makes any violation of part II, chapter 200, HRS, a civil offense rather than a criminal offense.
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RELATING TO QUEEN LILI‘UOKALANI DAY. Establishes Queen Lili‘uokalani Day on the first Monday in the month of September each year, rather than on September 2, in order to coincide with Labor Day.
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HE‘EIA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE. Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 to maintain the initial staff positions that are necessary to develop and manage the He‘eia National Estuarine Research Reserve and its programs.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Kaniela Ing Chair |
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