THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
                Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair
             Senator Robert Bunda, Vice-Chair

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

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

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

        DATE:    Monday, April 12, 1999

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 212
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


TIA/ECD/EDU

SCR 211  REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND THE DEPARTMENT
        OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO
        INVESTIGATE ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED
        STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, FISH AND WILDLIFE
        SERVICE TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL RESEARCH,
        EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES OF JOHNSTON
        ATOLL (SAKAMOTO)                                   
                 TIA/ECD/EDU

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 45 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 205, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6970.



____________________________ 
Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair  
Committee on Transportation and
Intergovernmental Affairs




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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
Committee on Economic Development





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Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
Committee on Education and Technology