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HI SB1153

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2023

Primary Sponsor

Angus McKelvey

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Finance3/24/2023
Water & Land3/9/2023
Ways and Means2/16/2023
Water and Land1/27/2023

Full Bill Text

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