HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

         COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
              Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga, Chair
           Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani, Vice Chair

  Rep. Kenny Goodenow           Rep. Scott K. Saiki
  Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki        Rep. K. Mark Takai
  Rep. Bob Nakasone             Rep. Mark Moses
  Rep. Tom Okamura              Rep. Jim Rath

                   COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
             Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chairman
          Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chairman

  Rep. Lei Ahu Isa              Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani
  Rep. Kenny Goodenow           Rep. Michael P. Kahikina
  Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho           Rep. Sylvia Luke
  Rep. Bob Nakasone             Rep. Scott K. Saiki
  Rep. Brian Schatz             Rep. Nathan Suzuki
  Rep. Brian Y. Yamane          Rep. Galen Fox
  Rep. Barbara Marumoto         Rep. Colleen Meyer
  Rep. Mark Moses

             NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

        DATE:    Thursday, March 23, 2000

        TIME:    2:00 P.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 309, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

 The purpose of this briefing is to receive presentations on a
proposed plan to establish a captive insurance facility to manage
the administration and financing of employee benefit obligations,
i.e. a "reciprocal insurance exchange", pursuant to article 19,
Chapter 43 HRS. This plan was drawn up in response to a 1999
State Auditor's report on the Hawaii Public Employees Health
Fund.

Presentations will be given by Insurance Commissioner Wayne
Metcalf, Captive Insurance Administrator Craig Watanabe, and the
Hawaii Captive Insurance Council.


 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE LABOR COMMITTEE CLERK
AT 586-6506 OR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.





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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine           Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga
Chair                             Chair