HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND USE

Rep. Ezra Kanoho, Chair

Rep. Helene Hale, Vice Chair

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Kika Bukoski

Rep. Hermina Morita

Rep. Mindy Jaffe

Rep. Blake Oshiro

Rep. Colleen Meyer

Rep. Brian Schatz

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

Rep. Nathan Suzuki, Chair

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair

Rep. Marcus Oshiro

Rep. Joe Gomes

Rep. Marilyn Lee

Rep. Chris Halford

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina Morita, Chair

Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair

Rep. Helene Hale

Rep. Kika Bukoski

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Mindy Jaffe

Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Rep. Colleen Meyer

Rep. Blake Oshiro

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday, January 31, 2001

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 186

RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND TRUST.

Appropriates $____ to facilitate the establishment of an information system for inventoring and maintaining information about the lands of the public land trust.

WLU/LMG, FIN

HB 50

 

 

 

WLU ONLY:

RELATING TO OCEAN FLOATING PLATFORM.

Appropriates $100K for the University of Hawaii for a feasibility study of a multi-use ocean floating platform to serve as an international R&D Center for fishing and renewable energy.

 

WLU/EEP, FIN

HB 279

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.

Repeals sunset date on temporary waiver of liability state and counties currently have when adequate warning signs are displayed at public beach parks.

WLU, JHA

HB 280

RELATING TO STATE AND COUNTY TORT LIABILITY.

Provides State, Counties, and lifeguards immunity from liability against damage arising from the operation of beach parks.

WLU, JHA

HB 363

RELATING TO LIABILITY.

Granting limited immunity to the counties for the provision of lifeguard services at county beach parks.

WLU, JHA

HB 111

RELATING TO BOATING SAFETY.

Requires persons 16 years of age and under to wear life preservers on vessels underway.

WLU, JHA

HB 112

RELATING TO BOATING SAFETY.

Provides for mandatory boating safety instruction as a prerequisite for vessel registration.

WLU, JHA

HB 375

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CAVES TASK FORCE.

Creates a Hawaii Caves Task Force and appropriates funding for the task force.

WLU, FIN

HB 353

RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Prohibits DLNR from using certain methods/devices to achieve animal control unless public hunting has demonstrably failed to achieve the desired control.

WLU, JHA

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE WLU COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 331, 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 ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE WLU COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6399.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Chair

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Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Chair

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Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Chair