COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Saturday, February 19, 2005

9:00 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

THE PURPOSE OF THIS INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING IS TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE CONCERNING THE STATE'S PROGRESS IN COMPLETING AN INVENTORY OF CEDED LANDS.

Marion Higa

Office of the State Auditor

Representative of R.M. Towill Corporation

Clyde Namu‘o

Administrator, Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Lilikalā Kame‘eleihiwa

Senior Professor, Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawaii

Peter Young

Chairman, Department of Land and Natural Resources

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Tueday, February 22, 2005

10:00 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 409 HD1

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Administratively attaches the temporary invasive species council to the department of agriculture rather than the office of the governor. (HB409 HD1)

EEP

Decision making to follow.

 

EEP/WLO only:

HB 1760

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Defines disposal facilities to include incinerators, composting plants, landfills, convenience centers, shredding plants and resource recovery facilities and provides that solid waste that is delivered to any regional transfer station may be directed to disposal facilities determined by the director.

EEP/WLO

HB 422 HD1

RELATING TO CRUISE SHIPS.

Establishes standards for the discharge of treated sewage and air emissions from cruise ships and commercial passenger vessels into the marine waters of the State. Prohibits the discharge of untreated sewage from commercial passenger vessels into the marine waters of the State. Provides for recordkeeping and monitoring. (HB 422 HD1)

TRN, EEP/WLO

Decision making to follow.

10:15 a.m. AGENDA:

WLO/EEP only:

HB 1237

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Allows private and public landowners to remove noxious trees within a conservation district by applying for a site plan approval permit with the DLNR; exempts this activity from the requirements of chapter 343 where DLNR determines that there is no significant effect on the environment.

WLO/EEP

Decision making to follow.