THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

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:

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

TIME:

1:15 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 593, HD1

      (HSCR1129)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Authorizes the development of utility scale solar projects on certain lands, subject to certain requirements.  (HB593 HD1)

 

WTL/EET, WAM

HB 588, HD1

      (HSCR972)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.

Requires the State Sustainability Coordinator of the Office of Planning to complete a holistic and comprehensive study and plan for green infrastructure opportunities in the State.  Appropriates funds to complete the green infrastructure study and plan.  (HB588 HD1)

 

EET/WTL, WAM

HB 1558, HD1

      (HSCR978)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

Requires the Office of Planning to update the Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan and submit the updated plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2021 and every tenth session thereafter, using the goals and priority guidelines of the state plan and the Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation initiative as guiding principles.  (HB1558 HD1)

 

EET/WTL, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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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 Glenn Wakai

Chair

 

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Senator Kaiali'i Kahele

Chair