THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000
          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
          Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Co-Chair
              Senator Randall Iwase, Co-Chair
                  Senator Carol Fukunaga
                   Senator Andrew Levin
                 Senator Whitney Anderson

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, March 24, 2000

        TIME:    1:00 p.m.
        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol

                        A G E N D A

SCR 4/SR 3  Supporting Continued Funding of Hawaii Healthy
           Start with General Fund Appropriations.   HHS,WAM

SCR 37/SR 15  Requesting an Examination of How Sliding-Scale
           Home- and Community-Based Services Affects the Risk
           and Incidence of Institutionalized Care.  HHS,WAM

SCR 42/SR 18  Requesting the Department of Health to Study the
           Health Benefits of Tofu and Soy Based Food
           Products.                                HHS,WAM

SCR 85/SR 38  Urging the Department of Health to Train and
           Consult with Operators and Staff of Adult
           Residential Care Home Operators, at the Time of
           Licensing and Periodically Thereafter, Regarding
           Their Duties and Responsibilities for Their
           Residents.                               HHS,WAM

SCR 88     Requesting the Department of Health to Improve
           Statewide Diabetes Awareness and Education and
           Examine the Possibility of Establishing a Program
           for Free Early Detection Screening for Diabetes.
                                                       HHS,WAM

SCR 120    Requesting the Department of Health to Update the
           Legislature on the Existence and Purpose of Any
           Diabetes Programs in Hawaii.             HHS,WAM

SCR 133    Convening a Task Force to Study the Implications of
           Increased Access to Sterile Syringes.    HHS,WAM

 


 
SCR 134    Requesting the State Auditor to Conduct a Program
           and Financial Audit of the Department of Health's
           Adult Mental Health Division.            HHS,WAM

SCR 136    Requesting the Auditor to Conduct a Comprehensive
           and Financial Audit of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse
           Division of the Department of Health.    HHS,WAM

SCR 194    Requesting the Department of Health to Provide the
           Legislature with Statistical Data on Termination of
           Pregnancies.                             HHS,WAM

SCR 196    Requesting the Department of Health to Report on
           the Transition of the Hawaii State Hospital to a
           Secured Psychosocial Rehabilitation Facility.
                                                       HHS,WAM

SCR 210/SR 99 Requesting the Departmment of Health to Implement
           the Recommendations of the Legislature's Consultant
           on the Provision of Mental Health Services at the
           Hawaii State Hospital.                   HHS,WAM

        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.



Persons wishing to testify should submit 20 copies of their
testimony to the committee clerk, Room 228, 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-
6130.



____________________________ 
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Co-Chair