HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                           THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                            REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                             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 HEARING

                DATE:    Thursday, March 4, 1999
                TIME:    3:00 P.M.
                PLACE:   Conference Room 308, State Capitol


                                A G E N D A # 1


DECISION MAKING ON BILL PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED:


Heard on Wednesday, February 24, Agenda # 5

   HB 1522       RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY APPRAISALS.
   HSCR 330      Exempts county real property appraisers from law regulating real
                 estate appraisers. (CPC,FIN)


Heard on Thursday, February 25, Agenda # 7

HB 1142 HD2         RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT.
HSCR 576            Places certification of cesspool pumping firms with the
                 Department of Health.  Subjects knowing violations of rules
                 regarding spills and dumping to criminal penalties. Allows
                 officials of the Department of Health to obtain search warrants
                 for criminal violations.  Provides consistent penalties for
                 wastewater and sludge spills and dumping.  Makes explicit the
                 Department of Health's authority to deal with recycled water.
                 Defines "recycled water" to mean treated wastewater that by
                 design is intended or used for a beneficial purpose.
                 (EEP,JHA,FIN)


Heard on Friday, February 26, Agenda # 1

   HB 1014 HD1   RELATING TO TOURISM.
   HSCR 236      Sunsets the Hawaii Convention Center Authority on an unspecified
                 date; assigns responsibility to market, operate, manage, and
                 maintain the Hawaii convention center facility to the Hawaii
                 Tourism Authority; transfers the balance of the Hawaii Convention
                 Center Capital and Operations Special Funds to the Tourism
                 Special Fund; assigns the funding responsibility for the
                 convention center debt service and operating requirements to the
                 Hawaii Tourism Authority. (TSM,FIN)







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Heard on Friday, February 26, Agenda # 6

   HB 72 HD1     RELATING TO ELECTIONS.
   HSCR 523      Provides that candidates who voluntarily agree to limit campaign
                 expenditures and become eligible for matching funds must do so at
                 or before the time of filing nomination papers and may not
                 thereafter withdraw their agreement.  Allows unopposed candidates
                 to apply for matching funds.  Extends the time within
                 contributors must be notified that a candidate has exceeded
                 expenditure limits to 30 days.  Allows candidates who have
                 exceeded spending limitations by no more than 1% to return 25%
                 of, as opposed to all matching funds.  Reduces the time that
                 qualifying campaign contribution statements must be filed with
                 the commission from 60 to 30 days. (JHA,FIN)


   HB 1237 HD1   RELATING TO FIREWORKS.
   HSCR 536      Allows the counties to regulate the use of non-aerial common
                 fireworks through the issuance of certificates of use. (JHA,FIN)


   HB 1675       RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TRUST INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS.
   HSCR 542      Extends the time to process individual Hawaiian homelands trust
                 claims. (JHA,FIN)


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                                         Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine
                                         Chairman