HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES

Rep. Jerry L. Chang, Chair

Rep. Sharon E. Har, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Gil Riviere

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Ken Ito

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, April 02, 2012

TIME:

11:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HCR 86 / HR 60

(HSCR1359-12) /

(HSCR1358-12)

Status / Status

URGING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO RECOGNIZE MOKAUEA ISLAND AS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND INCLUDE MOKAUEA ISLAND ON THE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

 

 

HAW, WLO, FIN

HCR 162 / HR 126

Status / Status

AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF A FIFTY-FIVE YEAR TERM FOR A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT TO KOOLAU PROPERTIES, LLC, FOR SEAWALL PURPOSES AT SPRECKLESVILLE BEACH LOTS, WAILUKU, MAUI, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

 

 

WLO

DECISION MAKING

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 30, 2012.  No public testimony will be accepted.

 

SB 2341, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1258-12)

Status

 

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Repeals the prohibition on agricultural tourism activities in the absence of a bona fide farming operation.  Repeals the prohibition on ordinances that allow overnight accommodations in agricultural districts.  Authorizes agricultural tourism activities, including overnight accommodations of twenty-one days or less, for any one stay within a county with a population greater than two hundred and fifty thousand people, but less than five hundred thousand people; provided that the county has adopted ordinances regulating agricultural tourism.  Effective July 1, 2112.  (SB2341 HD1)

 

 

AGR/ERB, WLO

HCR 169

Status

URGING THE COUNTIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY CONCERNS COUNCILS IN RURAL AREAS.

 

 

WLO

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected];

PAPER:  4 copies (including an original) to Room 438 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8504 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or

WEB:      For comments less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6120 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 536-2100.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Chair