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S JOSH GREEN,M.D. <br /> STATE OF HAWAFI <br /> .CP°°•°°•iB 59. °•9 GOVERNOR <br /> OFFICE OF PLANNING SYLVIALUKE <br /> LT.GOVERNOR <br /> & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MARY ALICE EVANS <br /> INTERIM DIRECTOR <br /> '°•. o°°� 235 South Beretania Street,6th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Telephone: (808)587-2846 <br /> ��q'o:ap'poaQ°4 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2359, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96804 Fax: (808)587-2824 <br /> Web: https://planning.hawaii.gov/ <br /> DTS 202307071306LI <br /> Coastal Zone <br /> Management <br /> Program <br /> July 10, 2023 <br /> Environmental <br /> Review Program <br /> Land Use <br /> Commission <br /> Land Use Division Mr. Zendo Kern, Director <br /> County of Hawaii Planning Department <br /> Special Plans East Hawaii Office <br /> Branch <br /> 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br /> State Transit- Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Oriented <br /> Development <br /> Attn: Ms. Maij a Jackson <br /> Statewi de <br /> Geographic <br /> Information System <br /> Dear Mr. Kern: <br /> Statewi de <br /> Sustainability Branch <br /> Subject: Act 229, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, Relating to Special Management <br /> Areas, Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes <br /> Governor Josh Green signed HB 365 HD SD2, which took effect on July <br /> 6, 2023, as Act 229, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2023. <br /> Act 229, SLH 2O23, amends Hawaii Coastal Zone Management(CZM) <br /> law, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 205A, to expand exclusions to the <br /> definition of"development'in HRS § 205A-22, to reduce the need for Special <br /> Management Area (SMA)permits for certain activities within the SMAs. <br /> With the enactment of Act 229, SLH 2O23, your county SMA Rules or <br /> Ordinances shall be amended accordingly to comply with HRS Chapter 205A, as <br /> amended. Prior to the adoption of amended rules or ordinances, the provisions of <br /> HRS Chapter 205A, as amended, shall prevail. <br /> A PDF copy of Act 229, SLH 2O23 may be accessed at: <br /> https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/GM 1332_.PDF <br /> If you have any questions about this letter, please contact Justine Nihipali, <br /> CZM Planning Program Manager at(808) 587-2875 or by email at <br /> justine.w.nihipali@hawaii.gov <br />