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

                        NOTICE OF DECISION-MAKING

                     DATE:     Tuesday, April 4, 2000

                     TIME:     2:00 P.M.

                     PLACE:    Conference Room 325, State Capitol

                               A G E N D A

SB2311 SD1 HD1  RELATING TO MANDATORY USE OF SEATBELTS                  TRN, JHA
(HSCR 921-00)   Increases fine from $20 to $45 for each violation of mandatory
             seat belt use; requires backseat passengers between the ages of
             four and seventeen to use seat belts. (SB2311 HD1)

HCR 63          REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO INTRODUCE
HR 69            APPROPRIATE MEASURES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS CALLING FOR
             AN APOLOGY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
             FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY MARSHALL ISLANDERS AS A RESULT OF
             UNITED STATES NUCLEAR TESTING, AND INCREASED FUNDING IN THE
             RENEGOTIATED COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION AS JUST COMPENSATION
             FOR NUCLEAR-RELATED INJURIES AND DEATHS AND EXPANDED MEDICAL
             CARE FOR AFFECTED MARSHALL ISLANDERS (Takumi)                JHA

HCR 64          URGING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO RELOCATE FROM THE ISLAND OF
HR 70           VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO AND RETURN THE LAND TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF
             VIEQUES FOR CIVILIAN USES (Takumi)                      PSM, JHA
             (Pending referral to JHA)

HCR 74          URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE 
HR 65           DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE
             "PETER KEMA" CASE                                       HSH, JHA
             (Pending referral to JHA)

         DECISION-MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS/RESOLUTIONS
                      NO TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED

SB 2430         RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS                                     JHA
(SSCR 2675)     Adds sexual orientation as a protected status for laws
             prohibiting discrimination in housing; adds familial status as a
             protected status in anti-blockbusting law. 
             (Originally heard on 03/23/00)

SB 862 SD2      RELATING TO MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA                         JHA
(SSCR 2760)     Allows for the acquisition, possession, and use of marijuana for
             medical purposes. (SD2)
             (Originally heard on 03/31/00)

 
HCR 156         URGING CONGRESS TO CLARIFY THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT 
HR 135          TO GIVE NATIVE HAWAIIANS A STATUS LIKE THAT OF INDIANS IN
             ORGANIZED TRIBES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF HAWAII HAS
             BROAD AUTHORITY TO PRESERVE THAT STATUS (Kahikina)           JHA
             (Originally heard on 03/28/00)

                        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

Persons wishing to testify are requested to submit 45 copies of their testimony
at least 24 hours prior to the hearing to:  (1)  the Committee's Vice Chair in
Room 322, 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.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to
participate in the public hearing process of the state house (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.



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                                         Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa
                                         Chair