THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair

Senator Brandon J.C. Elefante, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Brandon J.C. Elefante, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 13, 2023

TIME:

3:02 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

PSM

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 193

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL.

Adds to the membership of the State Fire Council, and to the membership of advisory committees that the Council may appoint, representatives from the Hawaii State Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Unit and the Division of Forestry and Wildlife of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to reflect all non‑federal fire fighting agencies in the State.

 

PSM/WTL, WAM

SB 219

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COUNTY ZONING.

Clarifies county zoning to explicitly authorize counties to adopt zoning regulations that eliminate or amortize land uses or structures established after the effective date of the first comprehensive zoning ordinance adopted by a county and zoning regulations that restrict the time, place, manner, or duration of a land use activity that do not create different types of land uses by limiting the time, place, manner, or duration of a use of land.

 

PSM/WTL, JDC

SB 298

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

Authorizes the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to acquire any real, personal, or mixed property for its immediate or future use; own, hold, improve, rehabilitate, sell, assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, or dispose of any real, personal, or mixed property acquired; and acquire by condemnation real property for its immediate or future use.  Amends the definition of "public lands" to exclude lands to which the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency holds title.

 

PSM/WTL, WAM

SB 521

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MILITARY LAND USE.

Establishes a Surplus Military Land Task Force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to plan for the remediation and restoration of lands currently under federal control that are anticipated to be returned to the State, consider potential alternative uses, and identify any lands that should continue under federal control for the next ten years.

 

PSM/WTL, JDC/WAM

SB 1127

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

Appropriates moneys and three full time equivalent positions under the Department of Law Enforcement to provide security at small boat harbors on Maui.  Appropriates moneys.

 

PSM/WTL, WAM

SB 1477

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

Transfers from the Department of Natural Resources certain wharfs, launching ramps, and small boat harbors on Maui to the County of Maui with the corresponding revenue from those harbors.

 

WTL/PSM, WAM

SB 80

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE.

Makes a person or entity liable for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses when the person or entity knowingly enters state, county, or private property, knowingly enters a hiking trail that is closed to the public, or violates applicable laws, provided that the closure is posted by sign, barricade, or other device that gives reasonable notice of the closure.  Requires counties and the State Fire Council to adopt rules as necessary to pursue reimbursements.

 

WTL/PSM, JDC

The measure was deleted on 2/10/2023

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

 

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Senator Glenn Wakai

Chair