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HI SB1153
Bill
Status
3/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Angus McKelvey
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Honolua Bay Advisory Board composed of seven voting members appointed by the governor, Maui County Mayor, state Senate President, House Speaker, Maui County Council, and two generational/lineal descendants of persons who historically resided in the Honolua and Honokohau ahupuaa.
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Creates the Honolua Bay Special Fund to receive appropriations from the state and Maui County, federal grants, and public/private donations for conservation, maintenance of Lipoa Point, and creation of surf access infrastructure to Honolua Bay.
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Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to include Honolua Bay in the Division of State Parks' online reservation system and directs the advisory board to establish a permit structure modeled after Waianapanapa State Park with voluntary donation options.
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Exempts the Honolua Bay Special Fund from general administrative expense sharing requirements that normally apply to state special funds under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 36-30.
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Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues to the Honolua Bay Special Fund for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, with effective date of July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Relating To Honolua Bay.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).
3/24/2023