THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AGRICULTURE, AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, January 29, 2007

TIME:

1:30 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 958

RELATING TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS.

Provides a 10-year moratorium on testing, propagating, cultivating, growing, and raising genetically engineered taro.

 

ENE/WAH

(pending re-referral to WAH)

SB 6

RELATING TO OPIHI.

Prohibits the selling or offering for sale of opihi, except in certain circumstances.

 

WAH

SB 5

RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND TRUST REVENUES.

Appropriates funds from the public land trust as described in section 10-3, HRS, for the repair and maintenance of Iolani Palace.

 

WAH, WAM

SB 70

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR LIFEGUARD SERVICES AT MAKENA STATE PARK ON MAUI.

Makes an appropriation to provide for lifeguard service at Makena State Park on Maui.

 

WAH, WAM

SB 154

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ALONG KAWA STREAM IN KANEOHE, OAHU.

Appropriates funding for erosion control along Kawa Stream in Kaneohe.

 

WAH, WAM

SB 233

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Permits the department of land and natural resources to obtain a warrant and enter privately owned real property to mitigate hazards posed by potential rock, soil, or other slope movement, and to charge the owner for the cost of mitigating the hazard.

 

WAH, JDL

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 407, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony may also 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 whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

 

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

 

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 586-6760

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Russell S. Kokubun

Chair