THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2021
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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair |
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Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, March 19, 2021 |
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1:00 PM |
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Conference Room 229 & Videoconference |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO ADAPTIVE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. Authorizes the board of land and natural resources (BLNR) to temporarily adopt, amend, and repeal certain natural resource rules by formal BLNR action at a publicly noticed meeting if BLNR finds that such adoption, amendment, or repeal is necessary to implement effective and adaptive management measures in response to rapidly changing resource conditions. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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WTL, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO LAY NETS. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to adopt rules to establish a lay net permit for the use or possession of lay nets, including reasonable permit fees and provisions for revocation, suspension, and withholding of permits for noncompliance with lay net rules. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD2)
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WTL, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT. Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to enter into the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact or similar agreement for mutual assistance in the enforcement of wildlife laws. (HD1)
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WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO CRUSTACEANS. Repeals section 188-58.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, which prohibits the taking or killing of female spiny lobsters, Kona crabs, and Samoan crabs. (HD1)
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WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO THE AQUATIC LIFE AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. Repeals the aquatic life and wildlife advisory committees and makes conforming amendments. (HD2)
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WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO LAND RECORDATION. Amends the data requirements for land recordation by the bureau of conveyances, on land other than fee simple time share interests deregistered by the land court, to include a map and description prepared by a licensed professional surveyor. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)
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WTL, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO RURAL DISTRICTS. Authorizes the counties to adopt ordinances that allow up to one dwelling per quarter-acre in rural districts. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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WTL, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO A BLACK CINDER CONE QUARRY SITE SURVEY. Requires the department of land and natural resources, in collaboration with the county of Hawaii, to conduct site surveys to identify the most suitable locations for black cinder cone quarries on the island of Hawaii. Requires a report to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCES. Prohibits the counties from requiring, as part of a county zoning ordinance or county rule, a developer with more than one residential unit to obtain the approval of any state agency unless that approval is expressly required by law. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
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WTL, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. Requires the office of planning to hire a contractor to, among other things, identify and assess alternative financing, project delivery, and cost recovery mechanisms to recapture the State's upfront investment in transit-oriented development infrastructure. Requires the contractor to consult with representatives of certain government entities. Requires the office of planning to report its findings to the legislature. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
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WTL, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Chair |
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