Emphasizes the importance of enhancing the ‘quality of life’ for the citizens of Hawaii. The committee focuses on issues that will balance the need for growth with the need to preserve our fragile environment, while providing opportunities for the next generation to live and work in Hawaii.  Issues include supporting efforts to improve the state's infrastructure system as it is important to Hawaii's economic health and safety for all, and advance the improvements to the transportation system.

 
 
Infrastructure, Transportation, Quality of Life Committee Meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Location: Chamber Conference Room
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Infrastructure, Transportation, Quality of Life Committee Meeting
Featured Speaker: Mark Glick, State Energy Office - DBEDT
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Location: Chamber Conference Room
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 
Co-Chair: Dean Uchida
Deputy Manager, SSFM International, Inc.
(Click here for bio)

 
Co-Chair: Kraig Kennedy
Executive Vice President, McCabe, Hamilton & Renny, Co.
(Click here for bio)
 
 

 
 
 
Environmental Council moving foward to conduct UH study on changes to Chapter 343, click here.
 
 
 
 
 
Check out all the Infrastructure, Transportation, Quality of Life Bills that the Chamber is tracking this Legislative Session. Click here for the alive ITQ Bills as of Friday, March 30th, 2012.

HB 503 - Relating to Coastal Zone Management
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance

HB 1671 - Relating to Procurement
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Economic Revitalization and Business

HB 1730 - Relating to Land Use Commission
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources 

HB 1813 - Relating to Special Management Areas
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources & Energy and Environmental Protection
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance

HB 1894 - Relating to Procurement
   -Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Economic Revitalization and Business

HB 2145 - Relating to Economic Development
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Economic Revitalization and Business
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology 

HB 2153 - Relating to Toll Roads
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Commmittee on Transportation

HB 2154 - Relating to Special Management Area Use Permits
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Transportation
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Transporation and International Affairs

HB 2330 - Relating to Climate Change
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committees on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources & Energy and Environmental Protection

HB 2411 - Relating to Capital Improvements
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance

HB 2419 - Relating to Land Use
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance

HB 2475 - Relating to Public Meetings
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Judiciary

HB 2483 - Relating to the Environment
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance

HB 2523 - Relating to Interisland Electric Transmission Cable System
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committees on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources & Energy and Environmental Protection

HB 2611 - Relating to Environmental Impact Statements
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Transportation
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection

HB 2745 - Relating to Public Funds
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance

SB 2012 - Relating to Public Funds
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means

SB 2021 - Relating to Climate Change Task Force
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committees on Energy and Environment & Water, Land, and Housing

SB 2277 - Relating to Endangered and Threatened Species
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources

SB 2281 - Relating to Environmental Impact Statements
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committees on Energy & Environment and Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs
 
SB 2534 - Relating to Public School Facilities
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committees on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources & Energy and Environmental Protection
 
SB2366 - Relating to Community Planning
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Water, Land, and Housing

SB 2737 - Relating to Public Meetings
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Judiciary

SB 2745 - Relating to Environment
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committees on Energy and Enviornment & Walter, Land, and Housing
 
SB 2785
 - Relating to Interisland Electric Transmission Cable System
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources and Energy & Environmental Protection
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Finance

SB 2859 - Relating to Open Government
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor 

SB 2873 - Relating to Environmental Impact Statements
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protections

SB 2875 - Relating to Transportation
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Sentate Committees on Water, Land, and Housing & Transportation and International Affairs

SB 2908 - Relating to Coastal Zone Management
   - Chamber's Testimoy to the Senate Committee on Water, Land, and Housing & Public Safetly, Government Operations, and Military Affairs

SB 2927 - Relating to Community Planning
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means
   - Chamber's Testimony to the House Committees on Water, Land, and Ocean Resources & Housing

SB 3044 - Relating to State Marine Waters
   - Chamber's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy & Environment
 
 
For more information, please contact Kimberly Canepa, Special Projects Assistant, at (808) 545-4300, x310, or kcanepa@cochawaii.org.
  

 
 

Learn about how to get involved with legislative activities, click here!

  
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  • The Chamber's Testimony in SUPPORT for Bill 54 relating to Stored Property, click here.
  • The Chamber's Testimony in SUPPORT for the BOE's single college and career ready High School Diploma, click here.
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