THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AGRICULTURE, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Clayton Hee, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday February 2, 2009

TIME:

2:45 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

SB 37

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO INTRA-COUNTY FERRY SERVICE.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to assign priority mooring space to intra-county ferries serving a county with 500,000 or less people and at least three islands inhabited by permanent resident.  Exempts proceeds from sale of liquid fuel to intra-county ferry operations from general excise tax.  Exempts distributors from fuel tax for fuel sold for ultimate use by the intra-county ferry service.

 

WTL/TIA, WAM

SB 153

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS.

Requires state and county agencies to ensure that a public right-of-way is available prior to the approval of any development project, subdivision, or zoning change.

 

WTL/TIA

SB 468

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

Requires affected agencies to account for sea level rise and minimize risks from coastal hazards such as erosion, storm inundation, hurricanes, and tsunamis.  Preserves public access and public shoreline access.  Extends shoreline setback to not less than forty feet from shoreline and requires counties to account for annual erosion rates.

 

WTL/TIA

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 2:45 p.m. the day prior to the hearing (Please clearly state your position – support, oppose, comments, concerns – printed in bold):

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 228, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

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·         LATE TESTIMONY – Testimony received after the testimony deadline will be posted on the legislature's website after the hearing ends.  If you are testifying in person, please bring twelve (12) copies of your testimony to the hearing room (229) and give to the committee clerk PRIOR to the start of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 2:45 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7330.

 

 

 

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Senator  J. Kalani English

Chair

 

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Senator Clayton Hee

Chair