HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Rep. Clift Tsuji, Chair

Rep. Tom Brower, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D.

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, March 16, 2007

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 1219

SD1

(SSCR735)

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Authorizes counties to petition land use commission to reclassify agricultural lands to allow certain preexisting residential uses constructed prior to 1/1/00 to be considered a permissible use.  (SD1)

 

WLH/AGR, JUD

SB 1236

SD1

(SSCR834)

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Requires the land use commission to include the Right to Farm Act under chapter 165, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as a condition to any reclassification of land to an urban or rural district designation that is contiguous to an agricultural district.  (SD1)

 

WLH/AGR

SB 1756

SD1

(SSCR923)

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Establishes a state agricultural land protection program for the voluntary acquisition of agricultural easements on lands designated as important agricultural lands.  (SD1)

 

WLH/AGR, FIN

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Clift Tsuji

Chair

 

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair