HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Rep. David A. Tarnas, Chair |
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Rep. Patrick Pihana Branco, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Sonny Ganaden |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Takashi Ohno |
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Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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8:30 am |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 430 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO FISHPONDS. Appropriates funds to support the department of land and natural resources' hatchery program.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. Appropriates funds for a ports-of-entry biosecurity program.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO EASEMENTS. Exempts the granting of easements on public lands from formal subdivision process and approval requirements, including requirements for surveying and formalizing easements.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND. Increases the percentage of the land conservation fund that may be used for costs related to the operation, maintenance, and management of lands acquired by the fund. Increases the maximum dollar amount of the conveyance tax distribution to the land conservation fund. Appropriates funds from the land conservation fund for the resource land acquisition.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Appropriates funds to the department of transportation for the coordinated removal of albizia trees on public and private property, including other trees that potentially threaten the public roadways and utility infrastructure. Requires a two-to-one matching requirement from a public utilities source.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO LAND USE. Requires the office of planning and sustainable development to perform a study to refine rural district policies and make recommendations to facilitate the reclassification of lands from the agricultural district to the rural district. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO FISH AGGREGATION DEVICES. Provides funds to the department of land and natural resources to support the deployment, replacement, and maintenance of fish aggregation devices.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO CORAL. Prohibits the sale, import, or export of coral products, with certain exceptions. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to amend its administrative rules accordingly no later than 12/31/2022.
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WAL, CPC |
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RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN SAILING CANOES. Amends requirements for an owner or lessee of a native Hawaiian sailing canoe to moor at a small boat harbor. Defines "native Hawaiian sailing canoe".
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO MOSQUITO CONTROL. Appropriates funds for the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) planner position related to mosquito control in the department of land and natural resources.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS. Requires any person, before engaging in an activity with a high likelihood of resulting in an incidental take of a threatened or endangered species, to enter into a planning process with DLNR for the purpose of preparing and implementing a habitat conservation plan. Requires habitat conservation plans to include additional components.
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WAL, JHA |
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RELATING TO A COASTAL ZONE PROGRAM. Establishes, within the office of planning and sustainable development, a taskforce, advisory group, and consultant team to develop a coastal zone framework-development taskforce to develop a programmatic framework for a Hawaii next generation coastal zone management program. Makes an appropriation.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION. Creates a refundable water catchment tax credit for homeowners who install a water catchment system meeting certain requirements on residential property in the State owned by the homeowners.
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WAL, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. David A. Tarnas Chair |
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