HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

     COMMITTEE ON OCEAN RECREATION & MARINE RESOURCES
                 Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair
               Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Hermina M. Morita
  Rep. Nestor R. Garcia         Rep. Emily J. Auwae
  Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho           Rep. Colleen Meyer

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 17, 1999

        TIME:    9:00 A.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 312, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

SB809 SD2  RELATING TO BOATING                                OMR
        Allows a sole proprietor who own catamarans and who
        obtained and/or maintained a commercial registration
        to land such catamarans on Waikiki beach and to
        operate on Waikiki shoreline, to transfer the
        commercial registration to a corporation.

SB1086     RELATING TO BOATING PENALTIES              OMR,JHA,FIN
        Establishes administrative fines for violations of
        boating laws and rules.  Authorizes the collection of
        fines, damages, and fees and costs.

SB1088 SD1 RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT                        OMR,JHA
        Establishes procedures for fishing violations.

SB1091 SD1 RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES              OMR,JHA,FIN
        Standardizes the various penalty sections, establishes
        minimum fines, and establishes separate and graduated
        penalties for chapters 187A, 188, 189, and 190, Hawaii
        Revised Statutes.

SB1089 SD1 RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MARINE LICENSES     OMR,JHA,FIN
        Deletes obsolete and unnecessary language; clarifies
        reporting requirements for commercial marine
        licensees.

 
 
 
SB1321 SD2 RELATING TO OCEAN LEASING                      OMR,FIN
        Clarifies various sections of chapter 190D, HRS,
        dealing with leasing of State marine waters for
        aquaculture and mariculture purposes.

SB560 SD1  RELATING TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS               OMR
        Defines "substantial adverse environmental or
        ecological effect" as it relates to special management
        areas to mean that public health or ecological risk
        assessment methodologies resulted in actual or
        predicted findings of significant risk to public
        health or ecological resources in specified cases. 

                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE
COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 326, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2)  THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL 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 IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

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SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE
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ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE
CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-9425, 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE
HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.



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                               Rep. Roy M. Takumi
                               Chair