HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Rep. Alex M. Sonson

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

Rep. David A. Pendleton

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, February 20, 2003

TIME:

2:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 85

(HSCR164)

RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS.

Requires the Office of Environmental Quality Control to publish notices of beachfront accretion applications.

WLH/EEP, JUD

     

HB 192

HD1

(HSCR369)

RELATING TO ACCRETED LANDS.

Defines accreted lands. Includes accreted lands in the definition of public lands. Requires that accreted lands shall be state lands except a private property owner may file an accretion claim to regain title to the owner's eroded land that has been restored by accretion. (HB192 HD1)

WLH, JUD

     

HB 193

(HSCR501)

RELATING TO LANDOWNERS' LIABILITY.

Encourages landowners to allow land and water access to personnel and volunteers of invasive species control or eradication programs by limiting the landowners' liability toward persons entering their property for these control and eradication purposes.

WLH/EEP, JUD

     

HB 524

(HSCR73)

RELATING TO LANDOWNERS' LIABILITY.

Limits civil liability for landowners who allow hunters to use their property for hunting.

WLH, JUD

     

HB 526

HD1

(HSCR446)

RELATING TO HOME OCCUPATIONS WITHIN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.

Authorizes counties to permit home occupations in agricultural districts without requiring a special permit. Defines the term "home occupation". (HB526 HD1)

WLH, JUD

     

HB 529

(HSCR206)

RELATING TO CAVE PROTECTION.

Permits entry into caves that are part of state or county parks if entry signs are posted. Expands allowable purposes for entering the caves to include recreational uses. Protects the State and counties from liability where open entry to caves is granted when entry and warning signs are posted.

WLH, JUD

     

HB 1214

HD1

(HSCR308)

RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY.

Establishes a process in which the State and counties are provided protection from liability faced with regard to recreational activities on improved and unimproved lands. (HB1214 HD1)

WLH, JUD

     

HB 581

(HSCR223)

RELATING TO SHARK FEEDING.

Establishes a penalty for violating the ban against shark feeding.

WLH, JUD

     

HB 1285

(HSCR222)

RELATING TO HISTORIC SITES.

Extends penalties for damage to historic property or burial sites found on private lands in the course of land development or land alteration activities when review of site by and approval from historic preservation office has not been received.

WLH/TAC, JUD

     

HB 1286

(HSCR163)

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HISTORIC SITES.

Requires landowner of a potential native Hawaiian historical site on private property to obtain prior approval of the department of land and natural resources before conducting certain activities on the land; specifies procedures; defines "potential native Hawaiian historic site."

WLH, JUD

     

HB 1261

HD1

(HSCR505)

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Authorizes the counties to enact ordinances that impose an actionable duty on owners of private property, situated within that county, on which there is a potential danger of falling rocks, to inspect and remove those rocks or otherwise mitigate any unreasonable danger to persons or property. (HB1261 HD1)

PSM, JUD, FIN

     

HR 30

REQUESTING THE SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO REVIEW THE FITNESS OF CONGRESSMAN HOWARD COBLE TO CONTINUE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY.

JUD

     

HCR 26

REQUESTING THE SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO REVIEW THE FITNESS OF CONGRESSMAN HOWARD COBLE TO CONTINUE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY.

JUD

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 332, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE JUD COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8480.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa

Chair