Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB621 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 621 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WATER RIGHTS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 621
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13	13	THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF WATER RIGHTS.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 171-58, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows: "(h) This section shall not apply to the disposition of water rights for the instream use of water for traditional and customary kalo cultivation practices[.] or commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiians." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 171-58, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
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51	51	"(h) This section shall not apply to the disposition of water rights for the instream use of water for traditional and customary kalo cultivation practices[.] or commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiians."
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53	53	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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55	55	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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59	59	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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69	69	Report Title: Water Rights; Commercial Kalo Farming; Native Hawaiian Practices; Exemptions Description: Exempts the instream use of water for commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiians from the existing process for the disposition of water rights. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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77	77	Water Rights; Commercial Kalo Farming; Native Hawaiian Practices; Exemptions
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83	83	Exempts the instream use of water for commercial kalo cultivation conducted in a manner consistent with traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiians from the existing process for the disposition of water rights.
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91	91	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.