Establishes the Ha'iku Valley cultural preserve commission

Establishes the Ha'iku Valley cultural preserve commission to have policy and management oversight of the Ha'iku Valley cultural preserve.

The bills have not yet been scheduled for hearings (house, senate), but have been referred. The committees may need some encouragement for the bills to be heard.

Important positives are the Valley's value in Hawaiian culture and history, wartime (WWII) military history, preservation of natural assets, need for access to more open spaces on Oahu, especially on Windward side, previous history of access.

Anyone prepping testimony or letters of support should address them to:

HB2704 (referred to House WLH (Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs), and Finance)
Rep. Ken Ito, Chair
House Committee on Water, Land & Hawaiian Affairs

SB2727 (referred jointly to committees on Water & Land/Ag & Hawaiian Affairs/Judiciary & Labor, and finally to Ways & Means)
Sen. Jill Tokuda, Chair; Kalani English, vice-chair
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs

Sen. Brian Taniguchi, chair; Clayton Hee, vice-chair
Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor

Sen. Clayton Hee, chair; Russ Kokubun, vice-chair
Senate Committee on Water & Land

And because Senate President Colleen Hanabusa sponsored the bill, perhaps she should be added to the list, saying that Ko`olaupoko area needs to have set-aside parklands like this one would be.

JMF