THE SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2021

ACT 90 WORKING GROUP

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Co-Chair

Rep. David A. Tarnas, Co- Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	October 14, 2021
TIME:	10:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Via Videoconference

The State Capitol is closed to the public during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Working Group members will participate remotely via videoconference.

Please click here for the live stream of this meeting (link available shortly before the scheduled start time).

Closed captioning will be provided.

Meeting materials will be made available for public review on the Working Group webpage here.

For meeting access to give testimony via phone or Zoom (audiovisual or audio-only),

please email your name to:  Act90Zoom@capitol.hawaii.gov

To submit written testimony, please send via email to:  Act90Written@capitol.hawaii.gov

or via postal mail to: ATTN: Act 90 Working Group, Hawai'i State Capitol, Room 316,

415 South Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813

A G E N D A

1. Call to order, Working Group introductions

2. Approval of minutes August 16, 2021, August 23, 2021, and September 9, 2021 hearings.

3. Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council presentation

4. Working Group discussion to fulfill the Working Group's purpose in accordance with Act 139 (SLH 2021).

The Act 90 Working Group is created to determine the challenges and potential remedies necessary to fulfill the purposes of Act 90 (SLH 2003). The purpose of Act 90 (SLH 2003) is "to ensure the long-term productive use of public lands leased or available to be leased by the Department of Land and Natural Resources [DLNR] for agricultural purposes by allowing these lands to be transferred to and managed by the Department of Agriculture [DOA]," and which required agricultural lands not designated as agricultural park lands be transferred from DLNR to DOA upon the Departments' mutual agreement.

5. Public testimony on any agenda item

6. Adjournment

All written testimony will be distributed to Working Group members and publicly archived on the legislative website.

Persons wishing to submit written testimony are requested to submit their comments at least 24 hours prior to the hearing to allow members time to read testimony prior to the meeting. Testimony received within 24 hours of the scheduled meeting time will be stamped as "late" and may not be reviewed by Working Group members prior to the meeting, but will be retained in the public record.

The Working Group may institute a per-person time limit for live testimony, as necessary.

The live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing or submit testimony, please contact the committee clerk at 808-586-8510 or Act90@capitol.hawaii.gov at least 72 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 808-586-8510.

_____________________________________ Representative David A. Tarnas Co-Chair	________________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Co-Chair
________________________________________ Rep. Scott K. Saiki Speaker of the House	________________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate