HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                           THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                            REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                             COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
                        Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair
                      Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair
           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:    MONDAY, April 5, 1999
                TIME:    3:00 P.M.
                PLACE:   Conference Room 308, State Capitol


                                A G E N D A # 2


SB 1180 SD1        RELATING TO THE INCOME TAXATION OF NONRESIDENTS. (FIN)
SFA 4              Repeals section 235-4.3, and its method for calculating
                nonresident taxpayers' income taxes and institutes a new method.
                Repeals the authority of the department of taxation to exempt
                nonresident employees from withholding to sunset on September 1,
                2002.


SB 44 SD1 HD1      RELATING TO TAXATION. (EDB,FIN)
HSCR 1424          Exempts exported services from the general excise tax; imposes a
                use tax on imported services.


SB 638 SD1 HD1     RELATING TO TAXATION. (EDB,FIN)
HSCR 1425          Expands the treatment of intermediary sales of services by
                treating all intermediary services as wholesale sales.


SB 744 SD1 HD1     RELATING TO TAXATION. (EDB/CPC,FIN)
HSCR 1428          Exempts certain activities of call centers from taxation.


SB 1583 SD2 HD1    RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY. (EDB,FIN)
HSCR 1422          Among other things, consolidates high tech agencies under a
                special advisor for technology development; creates tax credits
                for technology training or job creation and investment in new high
                technology businesses; prohibits the imposition of taxes on
                internet commerce; and provides other incentives for Hawaii high
                tech companies.


SB 1079 SD1 HD2    RELATING TO PERMIT PROCESSING. (EDB,CPC,FIN)
HSCR 1372          Changes the name of the "consolidated application process" to the
                "facilitated application process".  Expands the membership of the
                permit process task force.  Limits the task force's focus to
                county building permit applications.  Provides a sunset date for
                the task force of 6/30/2002.


SB 1072 SD1 HD1    RELATING TO THE HAWAII CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM. (EDB,FIN)
HSCR 1152          Provide appropriate effective dates for the implementation of the
                business loan guarantee program and an extension of the effective
                date for the neighbor island preferential business loan interest
                rate.


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SB 816 SD1 HD1     RELATING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. (TSM,FIN)
HSCR 1419          Among other things, sunsets the convention center authority on
                June 30, 2001.  Assigns the responsibility to market, operate,
                manage, and maintain the Hawaii convention center facility to the
                Hawaii tourism authority on July 1, 2001.  Transfers all moneys in
                the Hawaii convention center capital and operations special funds
                to the tourism special fund on July 1, 1999.  Assigns the funding
                responsibility for the debt service and operating requirements of
                the convention center to the Hawaii tourism authority on July 1,
                1999.  Appropriates funds for FB 99-01 from the tourism special
                fund for the operations and expenses of the convention center.


SB 1279 SD2 HD1    RELATING TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND. (EDB,CPC,FIN)
HSCR 1371          Clarifies the purpose and intent of the universal service program
                by: transferring the placement of the universal service fund
                outside of the state treasury; exempting the fund from central
                services expenses and departmental administrative expenses
                surcharge; restricting the use of the fund to the universal
                service program; clarifying the source of the fund and use of
                interest earned therefrom; and appropriating funds from the
                universal service fund for the purposes of the universal service
                program.



                   DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW IF TIME PERMITS



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HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  ROOM 306, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2)  THE HOUSE SGT.-
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TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-
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IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES
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FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

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                                         Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine
                                         Chair