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Water ConferenceThere was consensus among participants in the Third People's Water Conference, held January 16th, that the Legislature should move ahead in the establishment of an agency to inventory, protect, control and regulate Hawaii's water resources for the benefit of its people. Our own Martha Black was General Chair of the Conference. The 1978 Constitutional Convention had mandated the Legislature to provide for such a body - one that would set overall water conservation, quality and use policies as well as establish criteria, procedures and priorities for regulating its use. UH Law Professor Jon Van Dyke was optimistic that "the effort today is timely to clarify this public trust issue". Later in the day, he moderated a discussion on "The County and State's Roles in Managing Hawaii's Water Resources". Dr. Don Maugham, Chair of California's State Water Resources Control Board, emphasized the importance of having specialists as members of the governing body. Leaguer and City Council Member Marilyn Bornhorst pointed out "we now have a good land use policy". Among other conference panelists and resource people were water consultant Steve Shupe; Law Professor Williamson Chang; JoAnn Yukimura, a member of the Kauai League and the Kauai City Council; and Ron Albu, attorney for the Kahuluu Legal Aid Society and husband of Leaguer Kathy Albu.
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