Recently, I have been dreaming about the land use bills I have been working on. The dreams are very detailed on the language I am trying to use in regards to the important agricultural lands bills.
Entries from March 2008
March 20, 2008
Fundraiser for Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu at Bishop Museum on April 3rd from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M.
Aloha, I will be having a fundraiser for my fourth two-year term in the Hawaii State House of Representatives. It has been an honor serving you in the House for the past six years. The last five months have been challenging for me in my career as well in my personal life. After stepping down from Vice Speaker [...]
March 17, 2008
Representative Jon Riki Karamatsu Lawmakers Listen Community Meeting
Representative Jon Riki Karamatsu Lawmakers Listen Community Meeting
Monday, March 24, 2008
Waipahu Intermediate School Cafeteria
94-455 Farrington Highway
6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Representative Jon Riki Karamatsu and other lawmakers will be there to give a short presentation on the legislative session and for you to express your concerns on any issue.
If you have any questions, please call my [...]
March 11, 2008
Ninja World
I try my best to work with everyone as best as I can. Policy debates are good because we are fighting on what we believe is best for Hawai'i. I am just tired of opponents within our party and in the opposite party attacking at a personal level. They pick on individuals and spin things in a [...]
March 11, 2008
Written Remarks on H.B. 266 H.D. 2: Public trust; Conveyance of real property and cash to OHA ($)
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu
Written Remarks
House Bill 266, House Draft 2
Public trust; Conveyance of real property and cash to OHA ($)
March 4, 2008
I rise in support.
The purpose of this bill is to most effectively and responsibly meet the State's constitutional obligations to native Hawaiians with regard to the benefits from the lands in the public trust [...]
March 11, 2008
Written Remarks on H.B. 2429 H.D.2: University of Hawaii Stadium Corporation
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu
Written Remarks
House Bill 2429, House Draft 2
Creates the University of Hawaii Stadium Corporation and transfers the duties of maintenance, operation, management, and improvement of Aloha Stadium from the Stadium Authority to the Stadium Corporation.
March 4, 2008
I rise in support.
The legislature finds that Aloha stadium is a public asset with major structural [...]
March 11, 2008
Written remarks on H.B. 2323 H.D.2: Resort Beach Restoration ($)
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu
Written Remarks
House Bill 2323, House Draft 2
Resort Beach Restoration ($)
March 4, 2008
I rise in support.
This bill would establish within the beach restoration special fund a sub-account to be known as the resort beach restoration fund to be administered by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (department), into which shall be [...]
March 11, 2008
Written Remarks on H.B. 2807 H.D. 2: Incentives; Affordable Housing; Reclassification; Important Agr
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu
Written Remarks
House Bill 2807, House Draft 2
Incentives; Affordable Housing; Reclassification; Important Agricultural Lands
March 4, 2008
I rise in support.
The purpose of this bill is to provide incentives for landowners to designate their lands as important agricultural lands (IALs). First, we are allowing a landowner, who has been granted a declaratory order [...]
March 10, 2008
Written Remarks on H.B. 2357 H.D.1: Agriculture; Important Agricultural Lands
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu
Written Remarks
House Bill 2357, House Draft 1
Agriculture; Important Agricultural Lands
March 4, 2008
I rise in support.
The purpose of this bill is to provide incentives to establish and sustain viable agricultural operations on important agricultural lands (IALs). Specifically, this bill, among other things:
1. Excludes from gross income, adjusted gross income, and taxable income, rental [...]
March 10, 2008
Written Remarks on H.B. 2005 H.D.1: Renewable Energy Technologies; Solar Electric Energy
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu
Written Remarks
House Bill 2005, House Draft 1
Renewable Energy Technologies; Solar Electric Energy
March 4, 2008
I rise in support.
This bill would expand the renewable energy technologies tax credit to include solar electric energy systems. The reasoning is solar generated electricity can come from a broader range of technologies than just photovoltaic (PV), such as [...]
