HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

       COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE
                   Rep. Ron Menor, Chair
              Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

  Rep. Romy M. Cachola          Rep. Jerry L. Chang
  Rep. Nestor R. Garcia         Rep. Robert N. Herkes
  Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki        Rep. Sol Kaho'ohalahala
  Rep. Hermina M. Morita        Rep. Roy M. Takumi
  Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga      Rep. Chris Halford
  Rep. Jim Rath                 Rep. Cynthia H. Thielen
  Rep. Paul Whalen


                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Monday, March 15, 1999

        TIME:    5:30 P.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 325, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A


SB 1125    RELATING TO THE CODE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS     CPC
        Makes corrections to certain  sections  of the Code of
        Financial Institutions  which  were  inadvertently not
        changed with the adoption  of  prior amendments to the
        Code.

SB 1143    RELATING TO CORPORATIONS                           CPC
        Provides  shareholders  the  opportunity  to authorize
        another person to act as  a proxy for the sole purpose
        of  voting  shares,  and  to  provide  for  the  proxy
        authorization  to  be  in  writing  or  electronically
        transmitted to the person  who  will  be the holder of
        the proxy.

SB 1018    RELATING TO THE DRUG FORMULARY                CPC, FIN
SD 1       Allows the Drug Product  Selection  Board to adopt the
        Orange Book as a state drug formulary.

SB 1139    RELATING TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES       CPC, FIN
SD 1       Updates Hawaii's Uniform Limited Liability Company Act
        to conform to amendments  to Uniform Limited Liability
        Company Act.

 
HCR 44     REQUESTING   A   STUDY    OF    THE   FEASIBILITY   OF
        UNDERGROUNDING OVERHEAD UTILITY FACILITIES    CPC, FIN

HCR 9      REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
HR 12      TO VIGOROUSLY PURSUE CIVIL PROSECUTION OF THE GASOLINE
HD 1       OVERCHARGE CASE, AND TO EXPRESS HOUSE MEMBERS, SUPPORT
        FOR THIS EFFORT                               EEP, CPC

HCR 29     URGING THE  STATE  OF  HAWAII  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN THE
        FEDERAL MILLION SOLAR ROOFS INITIATIVE        EEP, CPC


                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW


PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE  REQUESTED  TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF
THEIR TESTIMONY 24 HOURS  PRIOR  TO  THE  HEARING  TO:   (1)  THE
COMMITTEE'S OFFICE IN ROOM 320, 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.  FOR  FURTHER  INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CONSUMER
PROTECTION AND COMMERCE OFFICE AT 586-6150.

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  CPC  OFFICE  24  HOURS  PRIOR  TO  THE  HEARING  SO
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.




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                               Rep. Ron Menor
                               Chair