THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND

Senator Kaiali‘i Kahele, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM

Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 8, 2019

TIME:

3:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 435

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

Instructs the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to assess the effects of tourism on climate change and publish a report on its findings.  Appropriates moneys.

 

WTL/EET/AEN, WAM

SB 1008

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Authorizes the development of utility scale solar development projects on certain lands.  Effective upon approval and repealed on 6/30/2025.

 

WTL/EET/AEN, WAM

SB 1529

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICE.

Establishes the Hawaii energy and climate change office.  Transfers the Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission from the department of land and natural resources to the department of business, economic development, and tourism.  Establishes the deputy director of energy and climate change commission.  Ends funding for the Hawaii clean energy initiative from the energy security special fund.  Appropriates funds from the general fund for the Hawaii energy and climate change office.

 

AEN/EET/WTL, JDC/WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Kaiali'i Kahele

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair

 

 

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Senator Glenn Wakai

Chair