THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

            COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT
                 Senator Bob Nakata, Chair
             Senator Marshall Ige, Vice-Chair


                 AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING


        DATE:    Tuesday, February 15, 2000

        TIME:    1:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 225
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                A M E N D E D  A G E N D A


The following bills have been added to the agenda:

S.B. 2343  RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS         LRE, WAM
        Exempts the Hawaii health systems corporation from
        certain civil service requirements for 5 years until
        6/30/2005.

S.B. 2605  RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW           LRE, WAM
        Exempts from the unemployment insurance law owners of
        businesses holding at least a 50% interest in their
        company.

S.B. 2310  RELATING TO LABOR                             LRE, WAM
        Ensures that employees who are unemployed due to a
        labor dispute shall not be disqualified for
        unemployment benefits if the parties have reached an
        impasse and prior to a work stoppage an offer is made
        to submit the dispute to binding arbitration.

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies (single sided,
stapled, without holes) of their testimony to the vice-chair's
office, Room 217, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing.
Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to
the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659

 
(toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the
hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is
being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the
required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (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.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7330.



                               _______________________________
                               Senator Bob Nakata
                               Chair