KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair |
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Senator Brandon J.C. Elefante, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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TIME: |
12:30 PM |
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Conference Room 229 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE GREEN JOBS YOUTH CORPS. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and its partner, or partners, for the continuation of benefits of the Green Jobs Youth Corps.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources for operating costs and personnel to manage certain trailheads as part of the Na Ala Hele trail and access program.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE STATE PARKS SPECIAL FUND. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO STATE PARKS. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct a study of the carrying capacity of Makena State Park in the County of Maui. Appropriates moneys.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. Appropriates moneys to establish a homelessness coordinator position for the island of Maui within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO TRESPASS. Clarifies that when trespass involves public land, all state and county law enforcement officers are authorized to and shall enforce trespass laws, without regard to whether the land is owned by the State or by a county.
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WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO HUNTING GUIDES. Requires hunting guides who take their clients to hunt on private lands to first obtain written permission from the owner of the private land, or occupier or holder, where appropriate. Requires hunting guides to provide copies of the written permissions obtained to hunt on private lands as part of their annual reports to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS. For condominium property regimes, authorizes counties to require its approval of the subdivision of land greater than ten acres prior to the effective date of the condominium property regime.
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WTL, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR LAND IMPROVEMENTS. Prohibits the expenditure of public moneys for any land improvement if the land is not owned or leased by the State, unless the moneys are appropriated by the legislature or the legislature approves the expenditure by concurrent resolution.
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WTL, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Prohibits a county from enacting a development policy, standard, or condition that would have the effect of changing the land use designation or zoning of a parcel or parcels of property to a less intensive use or reducing the intensity of land use within an existing zoning district below what was allowed under the general plan or specific land use designation and zoning ordinances of the county in effect on January 1, 2023.
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WTL, JDC |
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RELATING TO PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT. Requires each county to adopt, no later than June 30, 2024, ordinances applicable to subdivisions not approved by July 1, 2024, requiring as a condition of approval, the subdivider or developer to obtain a street address and install a mailbox for lots, parcels, structures, or units of a structure within the subdivision before the sale or lease thereof. Requires condominium maps recorded in the Bureau of Conveyances or registered in the Land Court after June 30, 2024, to include a mailbox plan for the condominium property regime, showing the location of all mailboxes for all units in the regime. Defines approval, mail, mailbox, street address, subdivider, and subdivision.
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WTL, CPN/WAM |
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RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION. Specifies that a simple majority of affirmative votes by members of the land use commission is required for any boundary amendment. Reduces the number of days by when the land use commission must act for certain actions related to amendments to district boundaries.
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WTL, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO TIME SHARING. Clarifies that a developer is responsible for ensuring that the use of out-of-state time share units for time sharing purposes complies with zoning and land use laws and rules of the jurisdiction where the time share units are located but is not required to submit evidence of such compliance to register in Hawaii.
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WTL, CPN/JDC |
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RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES ON PUBLIC LANDS. Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources to place a lien on property for noncompliance with administrative enforcement action.
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WTL, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the Community Fuels Reduction Project. Beginning with fiscal year 2025-2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to establish the Community Fuels Reduction Project as a separate line item within the Department's budget.
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WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO WAIAHOLE VALLEY. Requires Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to offer 5-year lease extensions to Waiahole Valley lessee at the current terms. Requires the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to submit a report regarding whether a different entity should manage Waiahole Valley.
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WTL, WAM/JDC |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Chair |
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