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

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano, Chair

Rep. Chris Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. John M. Mizuno

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Gene Ward

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 13, 2012

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2553

Status

RELATING TO BUILDING DESIGN FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Requires the Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) to charge fees to defray expenses of reviewing construction plans to ensure compliance with law, establishes a fee schedule to be effective January 1, 2013, and requires the fees to be deposited into the DCAB special fund.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2423

Status

RELATING TO THE KAANAPALI AQUATIC RECREATIONAL PARK.

Requires the DLNR to establish and administer an aquatic recreational park pilot program in Kaanapali on the island of Maui.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2871

Status

RELATING TO THE WEST MAUI OCEAN RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA.

Requires DLNR to establish a west Maui ocean recreation management area advisory committee to advise DLNR on issues relating to the state waters within the west Maui ocean recreation management area, particularly with respect to the waters adjacent to Kaanapali on the island of Maui.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 1923

Status

RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE.

Prohibits any person from making any withdrawal, diversion, impoundment, or consumptive use of water for purposes of bottling for export out of the watershed without first obtaining a permit from the commission on water resource management.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 1839

Status

RELATING TO WATER SERVICE CONSUMPTION DATA.

Clarifies that a water service holder’s mailing address, amounts paid by or owed to the service holder for water or sewer services, and an individual’s service location shall not be made available for public inspection or duplication.

 

WLO, JUD

HB 1753

Status

RELATING TO LIABILITY.

Makes permanent the liability protection for state and county governments regarding the duty to warn of dangers on improved public lands and actions of county lifeguards.

 

WLO, JUD

HB 2367

Status

RELATING TO MARINE LIFE.

Establishes a special fund for the marine life conservation program, and authorizes the collection of user fees for marine life conservation districts.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2396

Status

RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES.

Deletes the "one-gallon per person per day" exception to the prohibition against the removal of sand and other beach or marine deposits, except for materials inadvertently taken, such as those carried away on the body, clothes, toys, recreational equipment, and bags.

 

WLO, JUD

HB 2682

Status

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON OCEAN WATERS.

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to regulate the commercial use of state waters and marine resources.  Effective July 1, 2012.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2793

Status

RELATING TO BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Adds 4 members to the board of land and natural resources who shall be considered in determining quorum and majority only on issues relating to ocean resources and may vote only on ocean resources issues.

 

WLO, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

DECISION MAKING - WLO.  The following measures were previously heard on Monday, February 6 and Friday, February 3, 2012.  No testimonies will be accepted.

 

 

 

HB 2384

Status

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Requires the land use commission, upon request, to extend the time period for which a boundary amendment is effective for at least 2 years if the appropriate county officer or agency determines that the petitioner has substantially commenced development.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2419

Status

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Requires counties to seek declaratory ruling from the land use commission for reclassification of lands in a county general plan.  Changes to the general plan take effect immediately upon approval of the reclassification by the land use commission.

 

WLO, FIN

HB 2371

Status

RELATING TO ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES.

Allows citizen suits to enforce certain conservation statutes, habitat conservation plans, and safe harbor agreements against any person.  Repeals the prohibition on approval of issuance of new safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and incidental take licenses after July 1, 2012.

 

WLO, JUD, FIN

HB 2880

Status

RELATING TO HUNTING.

Prohibits DLNR from entering into leases of less than ten years for certain game management areas.  Requires DLNR to seek a minimum ten year lease for the Lanai game management area.  Creates a task force to promote the hunting industry on Lanai.

 

WLO, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING - WLO/HAW.  The following measures were previously heard on Monday, February 6 & No testimonies will be accepted.

 

HB 2246

Status

RELATING TO HAIKU VALLEY.

Establishes the Haiku Valley cultural preserve commission to provide policy and management oversight of the Haiku Valley cultural preserve.  Initiates process of conveying Haiku valley in fee simple to the department of land and natural resources.

 

WLO/HAW, FIN

HB 2398

Status

RELATING TO LAND USE.

Establishes the Honokohau marina development district on the island of Hawaii.

 

WLO/HAW, FIN

HB 1972

Status

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Limits DLNR fees for its comprehensive historic preservation program to amounts sufficient to cover the annual operating costs of the program, taking into account all other sources of program income.

 

WLO/HAW, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Faye Hanohano

Chair

 

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Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Chair