HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

Mōhala I ka wai ka maka o ka pua

“Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers”

 

COMMITTEE ON OCEAN, MARINE RESOURCES, & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano, Chair

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Richard Lee Fale

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

 

 

COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

 

Sen. Brickwood Galuteria

Sen. Sam Slom

Sen. Michelle N. Kidani

 

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

DATE:

Friday, January 24, 2014

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The Committee on Ocean, Marine resources, & Hawaiian Affairs will be holding an informational briefing on the monk seal recovery and the federal actions related thereto have been cause of concerns across Hawai‘i’s communities and the State Government.

 

The following organizations and agencies have been requested to make a brief presentation:

 

Marine Conservation Institute (Matt Sproat))

National Marine Fisheries Services, Pacific Islands Regional Office, Marine Mammal Branch (Dr. Jeff Walters)

National Marine Fisheries Services, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (Dr. Charles Littnan)

National Marine Fisheries Services, Pacific Islands Regional Office (Lance Smith)

Center for Biological Diversity (Miyoko Sakashita, Esq.)

 

No public testimonies will be accepted.

 

 

 

 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6530 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-6530.

 

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" website at www.capitoltv.org or call 536-2100.

 

 

 

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Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

Chair

 

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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Chair