Bills of Interest for Friday, March 14th

Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs/Committee on Agriculture, Room 325, 9:15 a.m.
Chair: Rep. Ken Ito 586-8470
Chair: Rep. Clift Tsuji 586-8480

SB2198, SD2 RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION. Provides a tax credit to encourage the preservation and protection of conservation land in the State.

SB2646, SD2 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Provides tax incentives and establishes rules that protect and sustain viable agricultural operations on important agricultural lands.

Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Room 325, 10:00 a.m.
Chair: Rep. Ken Ito 586-8470

SB2421, SD2 RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION. Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to acquire lands owned by the Galbraith Estate in central Oahu.

Committee on Health, Room 329, 10:00 a.m.
Chair: Rep. Josh Green 596-9605

HCR49 REQUESTING THE MAUI COUNTY MAYOR AND COUNTY COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT VARIOUS MEASURES REGARDING MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN THE COUNTY OF MAUI. (Bertram)

HCR146 URGING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION AND CORPORATE AUDIT OF THE HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION'S PRACTICE OF MAINTAINING AN EXCESSIVE SURPLUS, PROVIDING LARGE BONUSES TO STAFF, AND REIMBURSEMENT PATTERNS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS TO DETERMINE IF THE CHARITABLE RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY JUSTIFIES ITS NONPROFIT STATUS. (Green)

Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Room 312, 10:30 a.m.
Chair: Rep. Ken Ito 586-8470

SB2997, SD1 RELATING TO LAND USE. Proposed HD1. Establishes historic agricultural landmarks, designated by law, to be preserved and perpetuated as agricultural land for the benefit of the people of Hawaii.

Committee on Education, Room 309, 2:00 p.m.
Chair: Rep. Roy Takumi 586-6170

SB2080, SD2 RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSURE. Requires the Hawaii teacher standards board to revoke a teacher's license when the teacher has been convicted of certain sexual offenses against a minor.

SCR57 REQUESTING THAT PAHOA HIGH AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DEDICATE ITS GYNMASIUM IN HONOR OF FORMER REPRESENTATIVE HELENE H. HALE BY CHANGING THE NAME OF THE GYMNASIUM TO "HELENE H. HALE GYMNASIUM."