HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, & OCEAN RESOURCES

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Sharon E. Har, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Rida Cabanilla

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Chris Lee

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 5, 2010

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1882

Status

RELATING TO SHORELINE SETBACK.

Prohibits inclusion of accreted lands in determining shoreline setback line in counties with population over 500,000.

 

WLO

HB 1973

Status

RELATING TO DESECRATION.

Amends the state of mind for the offense of desecration of a burial site from intentional to negligent.

 

WLO, JUD

HB 2019

Status

RELATING TO PARKS.

Allows the governor to transfer the Mauna Kea and Hapuna Beach state recreational areas from the State to the county of Hawaii.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2270

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Changes system of selection for the recreation-residence use leases in state parks and forest reserves in counties with a population of less than 100,000 from an action to a lottery.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2449

Status

RELATING TO COUNTY BOARDS OF WATER SUPPLY.

Allow officials other than a county auditor to issue warrants to disburse funds for a board of water supply.  Allows a board of water supply to prescribe powers and duties for a manager and chief engineer regarding the disbursement of funds.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2582

Status

RELATING TO VESSELS AT ALA WAI AND KEEHI BOAT HARBORS.

Authorizes moorage for commercial vessels and commercial vessel activities in the Ala Wai and Keehi Boat Harbors and adjusts fees for permittees of vessels that are used for a place of principal habitation in state small boat harbors.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2835

Status

RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES.

Requires registrar to provide adjoining landowner, upon request, any information of record relating to the management, control, and title of any public highway, waterway, or water course.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2907

Status

RELATING TO THE STATE PARK SYSTEM.

Prohibits the use of ATV's within the state park system without the use of a safety helmet.  Prohibits minors from operating ATV's within the state park system.

 

WLO, JUD

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 1, 2010.

HB 2561

Status

RELATING TO LANDS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE.

Restores the law with regard to non-ceded lands controlled by the State, to what it was prior to the passage of Act 176, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009.

 

WLO, FIN

 

 

 

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair