What's Being Discussed

• Biosecurity partnership: A multi-agency agreement to coordinate Hawaii's statewide biosecurity efforts, involving DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, University of Hawaii, and several other state agencies.
• Land transfers and easements: Reassigning state land on Oahu and Hawaii Island for agricultural use; approving dock and waterfront access easements on Oahu and Kauai; and updating an existing easement on Kauai.
• Affordable housing land cancellations: Canceling two executive orders that had set aside land for the County of Kauai for affordable housing purposes.
• Revocable permit renewals: Annual renewals of multiple land-use permits in the Maui and Kauai districts.
• U.S. Coast Guard facility expansion on Maui: Approving a 65-year lease to the U.S. Coast Guard to expand Station Maui at Māʻalaea Small Boat Harbor.
• Small boat harbor lease extensions: Ten-year lease extensions for two businesses at Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor on the Big Island.
• Papahānaumokuākea permits: Streamlining the approval process for certain permits in the marine national monument.
• Ala Moana beach sand replenishment: Directing $7.44 million in state green fees to the City and County of Honolulu to replenish sand at Ala Moana Beach Park.
• Litigation update: A report on ongoing court proceedings related to East Maui irrigation water rights.

Decisions Expected

• Votes on land leases, easements, permit renewals, and agency agreements
• Approval of environmental findings for the Coast Guard and Honokōhau harbor projects
• Authorization of the Ala Moana beach restoration funding agreement

Who Should Pay Attention

• Residents and businesses near Māʻalaea, Honokōhau, Ala Moana, and Kauai
• Environmental and conservation advocates
• Anyone interested in affordable housing land use on Kauai
• Agricultural stakeholders on Oahu and the Big Island