THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
             Senator Brian Taniguchi, Co-Chair
               Senator Brian Kanno, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, April 4, 2000

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 016
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

The Committee previously held public hearings on Senate bills
that are substantially similar to House bills as noted.   Please
focus your testimony on the differences, if any, between the
House and Senate measures identified below.



HB 2219    RELATING TO INSURANCE.                             CPN
HD1        Requires the insurance commissioner to treat as
(SB 2562)  confidential all nonpublic financial information
        submitted by a captive insurer.

HB 2220    RELATING TO CAPTIVE INSURANCE.                     CPN
(SB 2278)  Allows flexibility in use of accounting methods for
        preparation of financial statements other than class 3
        insurers and authorizes captive insurers to merge or
        convert into different forms of captive insurance.

HB 2471    RELATING TO THE HAWAII INSURANCE GUARANTY          CPN
HD1        ASSOCIATION.
        Updates the guaranty fund provisions, which are
        applicable to the Hawaii Insurance Guaranty
        Association.

HB 2475    RELATING TO INSURANCE.                             CPN
HD1        Requires audit statements to be in accordance with
        the standards set forth by the National Association of
        Insurance Commissioners.                              


 
HB 2479    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE EXPRESS WARRANTY         CPN
HD1        ENFORCEMENT (LEMON LAW).
        Includes the finance and interest charges paid by a
        consumer in the consumer's "Lemon Law" refund.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HB 2797    RELATING TO INSURANCE CODE.                        CPN
HD1        Clarifies citations to federal law appearing in
(SB 2292)  the section of the insurance code providing for 
        applicability of the federal Health Insurance
        Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to group
        and individual health insurance as regulated under the
        insurance code.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at
586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at
least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please
indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for
submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT
586-6460.



____________________________      _______________________________
Senator Brian Taniguchi           Senator Brian Kanno
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair