HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                           THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                            REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                             COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
                        Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair
                      Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair
           Rep. Lei Ahu Isa                  Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani
           Rep. Willie C. Espero             Rep. Kenny Goodenow
           Rep. Michael P. Kahikina          Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho 
           Rep. Sylvia Luke                  Rep. Bob Nakasone
           Rep. Brian Schatz                 Rep. Nathan Suzuki
           Rep. Brian Y. Yamane              Rep. Galen Fox
           Rep. Barbara Marumoto             Rep. Colleen Meyer
           Rep. Mark Moses

                               NOTICE OF HEARING

                DATE:    Friday, February 25, 2000
                TIME:    12:00 P.M.
                PLACE:   Conference Room 308, State Capitol

                                A G E N D A #3

HB 2497       RELATING TO THE STATE INTERNET PORTAL.
HSCR 91-00    Establishes a mechanism for oversight of the manager of the State's
           internet portal. (EDB,FIN)

HB 2500 HD1   RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
HSCR 307-00   Requires the governor's special advisor of high technology development
           (special advisor) to develop a plan to organize the energy, resources,
           and technology division of the department of business, economic
           development, and tourism into the newly-established high technology
           development corporation. (EDB/HED/EEP,FIN)

HB 2356 HD1   RELATING TO THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
HSCR 420-00   Transfers the high technology development corporation and the strategic
           development corporation under the newly established high technology
           development corporation. (EDB/HED/EEP,FIN)

HB 2443 HD1   RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
HSCR 306-00   Allows the High Technology Development Corporation to issue special
           purpose revenue bonds and special facility revenue bonds for the
           development of high-technology projects. (EDB,FIN)

HB 1956       RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.
HSCR 35-00    Makes the law enacting the small business regulatory flexibility act
           and the small business defender permanent.  Moves the small business
           regulatory review board and the defender position to the department of
           budget and finance for administrative purposes. (EDB/CPC,FIN)

HB 2964 HD1   RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HSCR 163-00   Appropriates funds for the planning, design, and construction of
           physical improvements selected as part of an existing or emerging
           comprehensive, regional, multi-sector community-based strategic action
           planning process coordinated by the Hawaii Alliance for Community-Based
           Economic Development and implemented by the appropriate regional
           community-based economic development nonprofit organization lead
           entity. (EDB,FIN)


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                                         Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine
                                         Chair