HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

         COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
               Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair
              Rep. Scott K. Saiki, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Jerry L. Chang           Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga
  Rep. Nestor R. Garcia         Rep. Emily J. Auwae
  Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki        Rep. David A. Pendleton
  Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala    Rep. Cynthia Henry Thielen
  Rep. Marilyn B. Lee           Rep. Paul Whalen
  Rep. Hermina M. Morita

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, February 11, 2000

        TIME:    2:00 P.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 325, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A


HB 385     RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS                      JHA, FIN
        Establishes a civil cause of action, provides for
        enhanced criminal penalties and probation
        requirements, and provides for a reporting mechanism
        to compile, track, and analyze hate crimes data.

HB 744     RELATING TO CRIME                             JHA, FIN
        Establishes a task force on hate crimes and requires
        reporting and training requirements with respect to
        hate crimes.

HB 1988    RELATING TO CRIME                             JHA, FIN
        Establishes enhanced criminal penalties for hate
        crimes against persons because of race, color,
        religion, ancestry, national origin, gender,
        transgender, sexual orientation, age, or disability;
        provides a reporting mechanism to compile, track, and
        analyze hate crime data.

HB 2121    RELATING TO ROBBERY                                JHA
        Includes the theft of a purse under the offense of
        robbery in the first degree.

HB 2830    RELATING TO CRIME                                  JHA
        Clarifies cumulative punishment for both a felony
        involving firearm possession and firearms possession.

 
HB 2859    RELATING TO INCOMPETENT PERSONS                    JHA
        Requires a reckless act to commit offense of
        endangering the welfare of an incompetent person.

HB 2058    RELATING TO NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE                     JHA
        Deletes the requirement that the person must be
        operating a vehicle to commit the crime of negligent
        homicide.

HB 1805    RELATING TO THEFT                                  JHA
        Raises threshold dollar amount for theft in the second
        degree from $300 to $750.

HB 998     RELATING TO SIMULATING LEGAL PROCESS               JHA
        Creates the offense of simulating legal process, which
        would impose a criminal penalty on persons who purport
        to have the authority to demand payment of money or
        cause others to submit to the putative authority of a
        document.

HB 2412    RELATING TO CONTEMPT                               JHA
        Creates a petty misdemeanor offense under the criminal
        contempt statute to cover instances where a person
        recklessly disobeys or resists process, injunction or
        other court mandate.


                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE
COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 332, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2)  THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE
CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE
HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859
(NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE
TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING,
AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2"
X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP.  FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE HOUSE JUDICIARY & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8480.

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                               Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa
                               Chair