THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

           COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
            Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice-Chair

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
              Senator Randy Iwase, Vice-Chair


                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Monday, March 20, 2000

        TIME:    6:30 p.m.

        PLACE:   Pearl City Cultural Center
                 Top of Waimano Home Road
                 (Parking @ Pearl City High School)


                        A G E N D A

In order to comply with the Felix-Consent Decree, the Hawaii
State Department of Health (DOH) is in the process of
constructing a sex offender treatment facility on the campus of
Waimano Homes (operating funds for this project are included in
HTH460).  Because this facility has not been required to obtain a
certificate of need, the normal process for obtaining community
input has been circumvented.  The purpose of this hearing is to
provide the community in which this facility is to be located
along with other concerned individuals, an opportunity to learn
about current plans and provide input.

Proposed Facility:

This facility will be a locked and secured facility for the
treatment of up to ten male youth between the ages of 12 through
17 with an on-site staff 24 hours a day.  This population is made
up of individuals who have been ordered by the judicial system to
undergo treatment because they have demonstrated sexually abusive
or acting out behavior.  They are currently being sent to the
mainland to receive their court mandated treatment. 





 
Speakers:

Dr. Bruce Anderson, Director of Health (DOH); and 
Dr. Anita Swanson, Deputy Director of Behavioral Health
Administration (DOH) will provide an update on the status of this
project.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 75 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, 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.  Testimony may also be emailed to
edu@capitol.hawaii.gov

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-
6230.



____________________________      _______________________________
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland      Senator David Y. Ige
Chair                             Chair
Senate Health & Human Services    __Senate Education & Technology