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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Public Lands. [SB-620]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Prohibits the Department of Land and Natural Resources from approving any land disposition to the United States military that allows for or facilitates any military training activities on the subject lands. Requires that any lease or lease extension between the State and the US Department of Defense or branches of the US military include certain provisions, including an acknowledgement that the State retains authority over all environmental matters within its jurisdiction. Provides that violation of state or federal environmental law, or any law,
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Gettr Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Environmental Protection. [HB-442]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Recreation ]
[Tourism ]
[Water ]
Establishes a visitor green fee program that requires that visitors purchase a license which is valid for one year for the use of a state park, beach, state-owned forest, hiking trail on state-owned land, or other state-owned natural area, to be administered by the department of land and natural resources. Establishes a visitor green fee special fund, into which shall be deposited fees, penalties, appropriations, and gifts and donations for the program. Establishes an environmental legacy commission, which shall be responsible for allocating disbursements
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Small Boat Harbors. [HB-422]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Establishes the small boat harbor advisory board to advise DLNR on the repair and maintenance of small boat harbor facilities and related waterways under DLNR's jurisdiction.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To The Green Jobs Youth Corps. [HB-361]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Environmental ]
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. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Conservation Mitigation Banks. [HB-328]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes the department of land and natural resources to establish and operate conservation mitigation banks to restore, create, enhance, or preserve species, their habitats, or resources as compensatory mitigation, or for past damages. Authorizes the department to contract with a third-party administrator for the operation of the conservation mitigation banks. Clarifies the sale of credits involved in conservation mitigation banking. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Land Use. [SB-580]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Transfers the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Geothermal Royalties. [SB-458]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Establishes the geothermal energy resources development special fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Redistributes geothermal royalties to the counties for specific purposes, geothermal energy resources development special fund, department of land and natural resources, and office of Hawaiian affairs. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD3)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Carbon Sequestration. [SB-419]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
Appropriates funds for the Hawaii carbon smart land management assistance pilot program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Public Notice. [SB-265]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
Establishes enhanced public notice requirements for changes in land use by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Land and Natural Resources, or the University of Hawaii and boundary changes by the Land Use Commission. Requires approval of the project by the community through a referendum of nearby adult residents except for projects within the Mauna Kea science reserve, which require a referendum by all adult residents of the county in which the Mauna Kea science reserve is located. Appropriates moneys.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Visitor Impact Fees. [SB-304]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Tourism ]
[Recreation ]
Effective 7/1/2025, establishes the visitor impact fee program within the department of land and natural resources, through which the department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the visitor impact fee special fund effective 7/1/2023. Requires report to the legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the visitor impact fee program. Appropriates funds for the visitor impact fee strategic plan and positions for the
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Carbon Sequestration. [HB-188]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
Appropriates funds for the Hawaii carbon smart land management assistance pilot program. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Wildlife Management. [SB-98]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Sports ]
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources to submit an annual report to the Legislature, beginning in 2025, summarizing the Division's expenditure of funds received from the federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program for the preceding year and providing the recipient and purpose of each expenditure. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Coastal Erosion. [HB-88]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishes and appropriates funds for a two-year program at the University of Hawaii to study sand movement patterns and coastal erosion along the coast between Sunset Beach Park and Ehukai Beach Park on the North Shore of Oahu, including the impact of sandbag walls, tarps, rocks placed in the shoreline, sand pushing, and coastal restoration on beach processes. Establishes a temporary moratorium on the use of sandbag walls, unless authorized by an emergency permit from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Commercial Activities On Beaches. [SB-67]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Recreation ]
Prohibits commercial vendors from presetting commercial beach equipment on certain beaches under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, unless the customer is physically present. Requires commercial vendors to expeditiously remove commercial beach equipment after the customer has finished using it. Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to grant exemptions through rules. Establishes administrative fines for violations. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Historic Preservation. [SB-75]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to inventory historic properties and burial sites in the State, collect data on burial site locations, and conduct an archaeological surface survey. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Land. [HB-14]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
Authorizes the board of land and natural resources to: (1) Amend and extend existing pasture leases for up to sixty-five years; (2) Issue new pasture leases by negotiation, if the lands are already under pastoral use; and (3) Develop agricultural and pasture lease rents based on the value of the land's agricultural uses. Specifies that agricultural multi-use lands under the management of the department of land and natural resources are not subject to transfer to and management by the department of agriculture. Before the transfer of non-agricultural
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Conduct Public Forums To Solicit Input From The Community Regarding The Lease Of State Lands To The Military. [HR-182]
[Defense ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Military ]
[Community Development ]
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Conduct Public Forums To Solicit Input From The Community Regarding The Lease Of State Lands To The Military.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Establish A Task Force To Develop Plans, Strategies, And Recommendations For Statewide Flood Mitigation And Watershed Management Over The Next Century. [HR-131]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Climate Change ]
Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Establish A Task Force To Develop Plans, Strategies, And Recommendations For Statewide Flood Mitigation And Watershed Management Over The Next Century.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Urging The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Appoint Harbor Agents As Enforcement Officers For The Purposes Of Enforcing Parking Violations At Small Boat Harbors In The State. [HCR-176]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Urging The Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Appoint Harbor Agents As Enforcement Officers For The Purposes Of Enforcing Parking Violations At Small Boat Harbors In The State.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Establish A Working Group To Return Crown Lands To Native Hawaiians. [HR-145]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Requesting The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands To Establish A Working Group To Return Crown Lands To Native Hawaiians.