The purpose of this measure is to preserve and protect the historic and cultural resources of Ha‘iku Valley on the island of Oahu.
More specifically, the measure:
1. Establishes the Ha‘iku Valley Cultural Preserve Commission to manage the Ha‘iku Valley Cultural Preserve;
2. Specifies the exclusive uses of the Ha‘iku Valley Cultural Preserve;
3. Authorizes the Office of Planning and the Department of the Attorney General, after consultation with the Ha‘iku Valley Cultural Preserve Commission, to initiate the conveyance of all of the Ha‘iku Valley Cultural Preserve in fee simple to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and
4. Appropriates funds for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to acquire the Ha‘iku Valley Cultural Preserve.
This measure is currently in the House/Senate conference committee.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
HB 2730 SD1 - Neighborhood Boards and the Sunshine Law
The purpose of this measure is to prescribe certain procedures to be followed in the conduct of business by Honolulu county neighborhood boards:
This measure:
(1) Allows the written public notice of a neighborhood board meeting to include an opportunity for the board to receive public input on issues not specifically noticed for consideration at the forthcoming meeting; provided that decision-making on those issues is postponed to a later duly-noticed meeting;
(2) Requires a quorum for a meeting of the board to conduct official board business and to vote;
(3) Allows the board to receive information or testimony on a matter of official business without a quorum; provided that the board shall not make a decision on the issue and the board members shall report the matters presented as information or testimony at the next board meeting;
(4) Allows two or more members of a board, but fewer than the number necessary to constitute a quorum, to attend informational meetings or presentations on matters relating to official board business, including meetings of another entity, seminars, and community meetings; provided that the presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board;
(5) Allows board members to participate in discussions, including discussions among themselves; provided that the discussions occur during and as a part of the informational meeting or presentation and that there is no commitment relating to a vote on the issue; and
(6) Allows the board to discuss an unanticipated event that occurs after public notice of a board meeting has been issued but before the scheduled meeting, if timely action is necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare. At a duly noticed meeting, a board may take action on the unanticipated event in the public interest that is not on the agenda, as if the board held an emergency meeting.
It is currently in a House/Senate Conference Committee.
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This measure:
(1) Allows the written public notice of a neighborhood board meeting to include an opportunity for the board to receive public input on issues not specifically noticed for consideration at the forthcoming meeting; provided that decision-making on those issues is postponed to a later duly-noticed meeting;
(2) Requires a quorum for a meeting of the board to conduct official board business and to vote;
(3) Allows the board to receive information or testimony on a matter of official business without a quorum; provided that the board shall not make a decision on the issue and the board members shall report the matters presented as information or testimony at the next board meeting;
(4) Allows two or more members of a board, but fewer than the number necessary to constitute a quorum, to attend informational meetings or presentations on matters relating to official board business, including meetings of another entity, seminars, and community meetings; provided that the presentation is not specifically and exclusively organized for or directed toward members of the board;
(5) Allows board members to participate in discussions, including discussions among themselves; provided that the discussions occur during and as a part of the informational meeting or presentation and that there is no commitment relating to a vote on the issue; and
(6) Allows the board to discuss an unanticipated event that occurs after public notice of a board meeting has been issued but before the scheduled meeting, if timely action is necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare. At a duly noticed meeting, a board may take action on the unanticipated event in the public interest that is not on the agenda, as if the board held an emergency meeting.
It is currently in a House/Senate Conference Committee.
Tell us what you think about this bill.
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