THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

                  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
            Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Co-Chair
          Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Monday, March 01, 1999

        TIME:    10:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 1320    RELATING TO YEAR 2000 ERRORS BY COMPUTER- EDU/CPN, JDC
SD1        BASED SYSTEMS
        Provides protection for persons who exercise
        commercially reasonable efforts to identify and find
        solutions for computer-based systems that may be
        affected by year 2000 errors.

SB 42      RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND LIABILITY IMMUNITY    WLH, JDC
SD1        Requires the task force on beach and water safety,
        under Act 190, SLH 1996, to report to the legislature
        before every regular session; repeals sunset date of
        Act 190.

SB 186     RELATING TO TORT LIABILITY                         JDC
        Limits county liability for personal injury occurring
        at a county-owned or controlled facility for hazardous
        recreational activities to when the county acts with
        gross negligence, recklessness, or wilful, wanton, or
        deliberate behavior, or if county knew of a hazardous
        condition but failed to warn.  Repeals recreational
        purposes requirement for assumption of risk to apply
        on school property; repeals invitee or licensee
        requirement for exception to assumption of risk;
        provides that assumption of risk does not apply if the
        use is a school-sponsored event or activity.

SB 21      RELATING TO ATHLETIC CONTEST OFFICIALS             JDC
        Adds to the offense of assault in the 2nd degree,
        injuring athletic contest officials.  Provides

 
        exception to civil liability for athletic contest
        officials.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 227, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. 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 (808)
586-6911.



____________________________      _______________________________
Senator Avery B. Chumbley         Senator Matthew M. Matsunaga
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair