THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999


           COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
            Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice-Chair

             COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
             Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
             Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Vice-Chair


                 NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

        DATE:    Thursday, April 22, 1999

        TIME:    10:30 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 225
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


Decision Making Only.  The Committee held a public hearing on the
following Executive appointments on 4/16/99:

GM 182   STATE FOUNDATION OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS
        CHARLES M. FREEDMAN      (term to expire 6/30/2002)

GM 245   BOARD OF DIRECTORS, RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE
        UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
        CHRISTOPHER T. KOBAYASHI  (term to expire 6/30/2003)

GM 241   BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
        BERT A. KOBAYASHI        (term to expire 6/30/2003)
        AH QUON McELRATH         (term to expire 6/30/2003)
        CHARLES NAINOA THOMPSON   (term to expire 6/30/2003)
        ALLAN K. IKAWA           (term to expire 6/30/2003)
        SHARON WEINER            (term to expire 6/30/2003)



 
 
 
 
 
Decision Making Only:
(No oral testimony.  Written testimony will be accepted.)

ECD/EDU

HCR 20, HD1      REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF    ECD/EDU, WAM
        INITIATIVES TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF HAWAII'S
        BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
                                                   (Case, B/R)

HCR 132  STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT     ECD/EDU, WAM
        OF A CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL TOURISM AT
        THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO
                             (Chang, Ahu Isa, Arakaki, et al.)

EDU only

HCR 7, HD 1      URGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THEEDU, WAM
        SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO RESTRUCTURE THE
        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AT
        ALL LEVELS
                                (Say, M. Oshiro, Case, et al.)

HCR 18, HD 1     URGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO     EDU, WAM
        EXPAND FAMILY AND PARENTING CLASSES TRAINING AND
        GUIDANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS(Amend Title)
                             (Arakaki, Takai, Ahu Isa, et al.)

HCR 94   ENCOURAGING ALL SCHOOLS IN HAWAII TO          EDU, WAM
        INCLUDE MUSIC AS A REGULAR AND INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR
        CORE CURRICULUM
                              (Ito, Santiago, Arakaki, et al.)

HCR 208, HD 1    EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATURE EDU
        FOR THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT
                                                       (Takai)

HCR 218  REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK        EDU, WAM
        FORCE TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR HAWAII'S
        SCHOOLS THAT FOCUSES ON STRONG ACADEMIC STANDARDS,
        ASSESSMENT TESTING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
                                                    (Say, B/R)

HCR 236, HD 1    REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO EDU,
WAM
        INCREASE EFFORTS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM ASIAN
        PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO STUDY MEDICINE AT THE JOHN A.
        BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND TO SECURE RESEARCH FUNDS
        FOR THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE  (Amended
        Title)

 
 
 
                                                    (Morihara)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
HCR 237, HD 1    REQUESTING THE APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY EDU
, WAM
        ADVISORY COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND A NEW FINANCIAL
        STRUCTURE FOR LOWER EDUCATION THAT IS COORDINATED WITH
        EDUCATION GOALS
                                                    (Morihara)


        PERSONS MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY ONLY.
             NO ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Please punch three (3) holes on the
side of 9 copies and two (2) holes on the top of 16 copies of
your testimony. 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, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6230.



____________________________      _______________________________
Senator David Y. Ige              Senator Lorraine R. Inouye
Chair                             Chair