Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Commission
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- LESAC
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Description area
Dates of existence
1983-1996
History
The Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Commission (LESAC) was established by Act 273, Session Laws of Hawaii, 1983.
The purpose of Act 273 was to implement Article XI Section 3, of the Hawaii State Constitution, by providing for standards, criteria, and procedures designed to conserve and protect agricultural lands and to assure long-term availability of agriculturally suitable land. The Legislature directed that LESAC: formulate the State of Hawaii land evaluation and site assessment system; identify, develop and recommend for legislative adoption important agricultural lands per that system; and evaluate alternative agricultural production goals.
LESAC was further directed to submit reports to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session in both 1984 and 1985. The reports' contents were specified in Act 273, and included evaluations, findings, recommendations, maps of agricultural lands identified per the recommendations, and a comprehensive set of legislative proposals to effectuate the intent of LESAC's recommendations.
Finally, Act 273 specified the composition of the 17-member Commission, placed it administratively under LRB, provided funding and directed that the Commission would cease to exist upon the adjournment sine die of the regular session of the 1985 legislature.
The Commission first met in October, 1983, and met approximately monthly thereafter. The Commission adopted by-laws, organized into sub-committees and hired a consultant to do the detail work of the Commission. Initial work involved gathering background information and data regarding existing agricultural systems. This was followed by analysis of existing agricultural classifications, policies and procedures, and review of LESA concepts and methodology, with a view to formulating courses of action for the implementation of the new systems and processes which LESAC was created to develop.
Part of the LESAC charter in Act 273 was to involve the public in its work via informational meetings and hearings. Informational meetings were conducted on all islands except Kahoolawe and Niihau in March, 1984. Public hearing on the draft initial report were held in February and March, 1985.
Delays in the work of the Commission pushed back the submission of the 1984 report from the beginning of the 1984 legislative session until March, 1985. In that report, the Commission recommended that its existence be extended beyond the end of the 1985 legislative session, a recommendation approved by the passage of Act 148, SLH 1985, which extended the term of the Commission by one year.
Public hearings on the draft final report were held in December, 1985, and January, 1986. The final report was submitted in February, 1986. The Commission held its last meeting on April 16, 1986, and ceased to exist on April 23, 1986.
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Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
SLH, 1983, Act 273
SLH, 1985, Act 148
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created 2000-02-03, Allen H. Hoof.
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SLH, 1983, Act 273
SLH, 1985, Act 148
Maintenance notes
2021-04-19, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.