HI HB1082

Appropriates $84,730 for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to establish one permanent full-time equivalent Land and Access Specialist IV position for the Nā Ala Hele trail program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Appropriates $82,653 for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to establish one permanent full-time equivalent Abstractor X position for the Nā Ala Hele trail program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Addresses Hawaii County's deficit of public hiking trails, which has only three legal trails for non-hunters compared to 41 on Oahu, 35 on Kauai, and 19 on Maui.

Responds to public trespassing issues across private lands in areas lacking legal trail access, creating safety and liability concerns for landowners.

Takes effect on July 1, 2019.