HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2022

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER & LAND

Rep. David A. Tarnas, Chair

Rep. Patrick Pihana Branco, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Sonny Ganaden

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi

Rep. Takashi Ohno

Rep. Sam Satoru Kong

Rep. Bob McDermott

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

TIME:

9:00 am

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 430

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

 

HEARING

 

HCR 79

Status

REQUESTING THAT A WORKING GROUP BE CONVENED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT THE RE-OCCURRENCE OF WILDFIRES ON WAAHILA RIDGE NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA.

 

 

WAL, JHA

HCR 93 / HR 87 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO PURCHASE CERTAIN TAX MAP KEY PARCELS TO BE USED FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AND OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS, AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU.

 

 

WAL

HCR 136 / HR 136 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO LEAD COMMUNITY EDUCATION WORKSHOPS REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE COASTAL RESILIENCE WORKING GROUP AND SEEK PUBLIC INPUT FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN COASTAL RESILIENCE PLAN FOR THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU.

 

 

WAL, FIN

HCR 140 / HR 140 /

Status / Status

RECOGNIZING ERNEST "ERNIE" LAU AND HIS ROLE IN PROTECTING HAWAII'S WATER SUPPLY AND ESTABLISHING THE "ERNIE LAU WATER PROTECTOR POSTER CONTEST".

 

 

WAL, JHA

 

DECISION MAKING

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on March 22, 2022.  No public testimony will be accepted.

 

HCR 36 / HR 31 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A CORAL REEF ADVISORY TEAM OF YOUTH.

 

 

WAL

 

 

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Rep. David A. Tarnas

Chair