Submit Your Testimony!

We have hearings on at least three bills scheduled for Friday, Feb. 15, beginning at 2:45 pm in Room 414 of the State Capitol Building. (415 South Beretania Street)

View the full text of SB 2835 and SB 3189 and SB 2836.
Please make your voices heard and votes count by preparing and submitting timely testimony by Thursday at the latest. If you can attend the hearing, do so. The committee members appreciate personal appearances, so they can obtain answers to questions generated by your written testimony.

Please download the Flyer for reference points in your testimony and read the other posts on this page. (Link has been updated to the correct file on Feb 14, noon HST.)

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND
Senator Clayton Hee, Chair | Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

SB 2835 - RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS.
Requires state and county agencies to ensure that a public right-of-way is available prior to the approval of any development project, subdivision, or zoning change. Modifies definitions of "public recreational area."

SB 2836 - RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS.
Modifies definitions of "public recreational area" and the offense of obstructing access to public property; defines "public right-of-way."

SB 3189 - RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS.
Requires owners of privately owned shoreline access paths to keep access to the shoreline open to the public, at minimum, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:
- In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 228, State Capitol.
- By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
- By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov. Please indicate to which committee (Committee on Water and Land) the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.