HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2007
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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY |
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Rep. Tommy Waters, Chair |
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Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell |
Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D. |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Sylvia Luke |
Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto |
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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Alex M. Sonson |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 |
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TIME: |
2:00pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 845 HD1 (HSCR556) |
RELATING TO SHARK FEEDING. Changes ban on all shark feeding activities to prohibit all commercial shark feeding activity, including soliciting and advertising, in the state or state waters. (HB839 HD1)
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WLH, JUD |
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HB 747 |
RELATING TO JURY SERVICE. Allows dentists to claim an exemption from jury service.
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JUD |
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HB 1830 HD1 (HSCR608) |
RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION. Provides immunity from prosecution for leaving an unharmed newborn at certain safe havens within 72 hours of birth. Provides immunity from liability for personnel at the safe havens for receiving a newborn. Requires safe haven personnel to make an effort to obtain information on the infant. (HB1830 HD1)
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HSH/HLT, JUD |
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HB 931 (HSCR597) |
RELATING TO MOPEDS. Exempts certain three wheeled mopeds from passenger and seating restrictions on the operation of mopeds.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 1814 (HSCR483) |
RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Allows the legislature to request reports from the board of family court judges.
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LMG, JUD |
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HB 1773 |
RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Authorizes elections commission to investigate absentee voter violations and request the attorney general or appropriate county prosecutor to prosecute violations of absentee voter law.
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JUD |
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HB 1832 (HSCR581) |
RELATING TO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. Limits the size of outdoor advertising displays on residential property.
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WLH, JUD |
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HB 1833 (HSCR511) |
RELATING TO UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES. Prohibits person or entity requiring a bid, payment, or performance bond from designating a particular surety from whom the bond is to be obtained.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 18 (HSCR499) |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Authorizes the teacher standards board to suspend its policies, rules, and standards when extenuating circumstances require.
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EDN, LAB, JUD |
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HB 670 HD1 (HSCR659) |
RELATING TO INFORMATION PRACTICES. Provides a qualified exemption to the University of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii Foundation from disclosure of donor information.
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HED, JUD |
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HB 1503 (HSCR135) |
RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT. Amends definitions of "closing", "covered establishment", and "employer". Requires employer to notify employees of divestiture. Imposes penalties for failure to notify employees of business closing.
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LAB, JUD |
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HB 1750 HD1 (HSCR646) |
RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. Removes the requirement that applicants for state or county public employment must be a resident of Hawaii at the time of application. (HB1750 HD1)
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LAB, JUD |
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HB 1518 (HSCR437) |
RELATING TO DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. Requires the filing of a certificate of merit with any complaint filed against a design professional for the failure to meet the standard of care; and requires the filing of a preliminary expert opinion affidavit.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 375 (HSCR240) |
RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT OF WAY. Clarifies a driver's duty to stop or yield the right of way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk when traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 527 HD1 (HSCR664) |
RELATING TO TOBACCO. Prohibits the sale and distribution of flavored tobacco products. Prohibits sale of cigarettes from self-service displays. Defines "self-service displays". Clarifies definition of "cigarette vending machine". Changes amount of fine from $1,000 per day to unspecified amounts for first and subsequent offenses. Prohibits smoking statewide on public beaches and in public parks. (HB527 HD1)
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HLT, JUD |
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HB 1608 (HSCR324) |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Allows for the establishment of traffic emergency zones to provide highway access to designated areas.
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TRN/PSM, JUD |
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HB 1609 (HSCR600) |
RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. Excludes repairs or maintenance to existing state highways from county special management area permit requirements when the repair is necessary to preserve or regain the integrity of the road or highway.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 1246 |
RELATING TO METAL. Establishes the offense of theft of copper. Adds special requirements for the purchase of copper by scrap dealers and to hold scrap dealers accountable for violations.
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JUD |
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HB 408 HD1 (HSCR586) |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Prohibits any industrial, commercial, or residential development or infrastructure serving the development within feet from the property line of any farming operation. (HB408 HD1)
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WLH/AGR, JUD |
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HB 1155 (HSCR459) |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. Clarifies calculation of criminal property damages to agricultural products.
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AGR, JUD |
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HB 659 HD1 (HSCR356) |
RELATING TO TARO. Establishes the taro plant as the state plant. |
TAC/WLH, JUD |
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HB 1707 (HSCR538) |
RELATING TO PROTECTION OF CAVES. Exempts the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the appropriate Island Burial Council, and recognized descendants of burials located within the land parcel on which the cave is located from confidentiality of cave location or resources.
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WLH, JUD |
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HB 1499 HD1 (HSCR677) |
RELATING TO OCEAN RESOURCES. Authorizes administrative inspections of bags and containers used to carry aquatic life, or vehicles or conveyances to transport aquatic life; repeals the probable cause requirement; directs the department of land and natural resources to create an administrative search scheme. (HB1499 HD1)
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WLH, JUD |
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HB 888 |
RELATING TO CRIME. Short form bill relating to crime.
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JUD |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
The following measures are for decision making only, no public testimony will be accepted.
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HB 304 |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. Requires the Governor, in filling vacancies in the Senate, House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent. Requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties for at least six months prior to the appointment. Effective on approval.
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JUD |
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HB 373 (HSCR2) |
RELATING TO SCRAP DEALERS. Requires scrap seller or scrap seller's agent to disclose the location from which and party from whom scrap was obtained prior to sale to a scrap dealer; increases penalties for violation.
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CPC, JUD |
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HB 676 |
RELATING TO ANIMALS. Creates a new offense of aggravated cruelty to pet animals. Provides penalties.
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JUD |
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HB 451 |
RELATING TO GRAFFITI. Increases penalties for graffiti.
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JUD |
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HB 683 |
RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. Eliminates the requirement that a conviction have occurred within the 5 years preceding the current offense to be considered a prior offense for purpose of aggravated criminal property damage.
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JUD |
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HB 330 |
RELATING TO PROSTITUTION. Makes a third and subsequent conviction for prostitution and loitering to engage in or advance prostitution a class C felony.
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JUD |
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HB 1784 HD1 (HSCR536) |
RELATING TO CRIME. Creates the offense of human trafficking. (HB1784 HD1)
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HSH, JUD |
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HB 1234 |
RELATING TO TESTIMONY. Adopts a uniform standard based on the Federal Rules of Evidence for ensuring the admissibility of reliable, trustworthy, and relevant lay and expert testimony in a judicial proceeding.
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JUD |
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HB 1253 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII RULES OF EVIDENCE. Allows individuals, corporations, and government entities to offer apologies or other expressions of sympathy without fear of such gestures being used against them to establish civil liability.
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JUD |
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The following measure has been previously decided upon and is being reconsidered, no public testimony will be accepted. |
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HB 1210 |
RELATING TO JURORS AND PROSPECTIVE JURORS. Updates and clarifies definitions. Streamlines and affords greater flexibility to the courts to determine the most efficient and effective procedures for selecting, qualifying, summoning, managing, and compensating prospective jurors and jurors. Repeals obsolete provisions.
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JUD |
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 422, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH 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 COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586‑6340.
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