HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

     COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
               Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair
             Rep. Nestor R. Garcia, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho           Rep. Colleen Meyer
  Rep. Brian Schatz             Rep. Cynthia H. Thielen

       COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE
                   Rep. Ron Menor, Chair
              Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Jerry L. Chang           Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga
  Rep. Nestor R. Garcia         Rep. Chris Halford
  Rep. Robert N. Herkes         Rep. Jim Rath
  Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki        Rep. Cynthia H. Thielen
  Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala    Rep. Paul Whalen
  Rep. Hermina M. Morita

       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
                Sen. Brian Kanno, Co-Chair
             Sen. Brian T. Taniguchi, Co-Chair

  Sen. Robert Bunda             Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye
  Sen. Colleen Hanabusa         Sen. David M. Matsuura
  Sen. Les Ihara, Jr.           Sen. Sam Slom

             COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
              Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
              Sen. Jan Yagi Buen, Vice-Chair

  Sen. Marshall K. Ige          Sen. Brian T. Taniguchi
  Sen. Cal Kawamoto             Sen. Sam Slom


   NOTICE OF JOINT HOUSE AND SENATE INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

        DATE:    Thursday, January 20, 2000

        TIME:    9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 329, State Capitol



 
 
                        A G E N D A

   The purpose of this briefing is to receive a presentation on
the concept of  renewables  portfolio  standards  from Dr. Donald
Aitken, Senior Research  Scientist  with  the  Union of Concerned
Scientists.  Joining  Dr.  Aitken  will  be  four other renewable
energy experts who will speak about renewable energy in Hawaii.

       9:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.    Dr. Donald Aitken

       10:15 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.   Existing Usage  and Potential
                                 of Renewable Energy in Hawaii

         Wind and Solar          Maurice  Kaya, Administrator,
                                 Energy,      Resources,     &
                                 Technology Division, DBEDT

         Biomass                 Dr. Robert Shleser, Certified
                                 Agricultural Consultant

         Geothermal              Barry  T.  Mizuno,  Financial
                                 Manager,    Puna   Geothermal
                                 Venture

         Hydrogen & Fuel Cells   Dr.  Richard   E.  Rocheleau,
                                 Interim    Director,   Hawaii
                                 Natural Energy Institute

       11:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.   Questions





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SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN  THE INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING PROCESS OF
THE STATE  HOUSE  AND  SENATE  (I.E.,  SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER,
WHEELCHAIR  ACCESSIBILITY,   OR   PARKING   DESIGNATED   FOR  THE
DISABLED), PLEASE  CONTACT  THE  HOUSE  ENERGY  AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION COMMITTEE CLERK  AT  586-8435  24  HOURS  PRIOR TO THE
BRIEFING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.



                               _______________________________
                               Rep. Hermina M. Morita
                               Chair


                               _______________________________
                               Rep. Ron Menor
                               Chair

 
                               _______________________________
                               Sen. Brian Kanno
                               Co-Chair


                               _______________________________
                               Sen. Brian T. Taniguchi,
                               Co-Chair


                               _______________________________
                               Sen. Lorraine R. Inouye
                               Chair