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:    Wednesday, March 24, 1999

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

HB 1430    RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING,          JDC
HD1        REENACTING, OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE
        HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII
        FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES,
        CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR
        UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS
        Amends, reenacts, or repeals various provisions of the
        Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii
        for the purpose of correcting errors and references,
        clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or
        unnecessary provisions.

HB 77      RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY ENCROACHMENT             JDC
HD1        Adds industrial property to types of property covered
        by the structure position discrepancy law.  Provides
        that the property owner is responsible for an
        encroachment where the property owner who constructed
        the improvement is not readily identifiable.

HB 1492    RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION JDC
        Clarifies definition of "contraband" in the offense of
        promoting prison contraband in the 2nd degree to
        exclude dangerous instruments and drugs, which are
        covered in promoting prison contraband in the 1st
        degree.

HB 1529    RELATING TO ROBBERY                                JDC
HD1        Defines the elements that constitute robbery offenses.


 
HB 500     RELATING TO FIREARMS                               JDC
HD3        Allows nonresident aliens to bring firearms into the
        State under certain conditions. 


        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.

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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-
6911.



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