THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2026

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, CULTURE AND THE ARTS

Senator Chris Lee, Chair

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

TIME:

1:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 224 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

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The Legislature is accepting written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.

A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.

 

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

GM 641

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Game Management Advisory Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, ELROY MOLLENA, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

 

 

WLA

GM 642

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Game Management Advisory Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, RICHARD FURST, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

 

 

WLA

GM 703

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Game Management Advisory Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, STEPHEN DEWALD, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

 

 

WLA

GM 643

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Historic Places Review Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, NICHOLAS BELLUZZO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

 

 

WLA

[Measure deleted on 03-13-26]

GM 683

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Historic Places Review Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, NOAH DOLIM, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

 

 

WLA

GM 743

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawai'i Historic Places Review Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, GRAHAM HART, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

 

 

WLA

GM 645

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kane'ohe Bay Regional Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JOSEPH PICKARD, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

 

 

WLA

GM 646

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kane'ohe Bay Regional Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, JARRETT MACHADO, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

 

 

WLA

GM 647

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kane'ohe Bay Regional Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, ELENA BRYANT, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

 

 

WLA

GM 738

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, KAIPULAUMAKANIOLONO KEALA, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

 

 

WLA

GM 651

      Status & Testimony

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, ZACHARY BANTOLINA, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.

 

 

WLA

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.

 

Please go to the Legislature's website, https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Participate" drop down menu and select the "Submit Testimony" option to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.

 

Please note the following:

 

·        The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.

·        Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 1 minute each.

 

If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions.pdf

 

For general help navigating the committee hearing process, please contact the Public Access Room at (808) 587-0478 or par@capitol.hawaii.gov. You can also visit their website at https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/.

 

For special assistance: The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please call the committee clerk at the telephone number listed below or email WLAcommittee@capitol.hawaii.gov. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

 

For amended notices: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-8388.

 

 

 

 

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Senator Chris Lee

Chair