THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

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

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 1, 2000

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

The Chairs reserve the right to impose time limits on oral
testimony.

Testimony for the following three bills will be taken together:

SB 565     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 6,    JDC
        OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE
        ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
        Proposes amendment to article V, section 6, of the
        state constitution to provide that the attorney
        general be elected rather than appointed by the
        governor.

SB 2518    PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION    JDC
        TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
        Proposes amendments to the state constitution to
        provide that the attorney general be elected rather
        than appointed by the governor.

SB 2628    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V OF THE HAWAII  JDC
        CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE
        ATTORNEY GENERAL
        Proposes an amendment to the Hawaii Constitution to
        provide for an elected attorney general.

Testimony for the following two bills will be taken together:

HB 164     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6,  JDC
        OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY
        REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF
        REPRESENTATIVES
        Proposes an amendment to Article III, section 6, of
        the state constitution to require that, prior to

 
        filing nomination papers for the primary election, a
        candidate for state legislative office shall be a
        qualified voter in the district that the candidate
        seeks to represent.

SB 614     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6,  JDC
        OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE ELIGIBILITY
        TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF
        REPRESENTATIVES
        Proposes a constitutional amendment to require a
        candidate for the legislature to be a qualified voter
        prior to filing nomination papers for the primary
        election.

SB 2941    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII,        WAM, JDC
        SECTION 3, OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR
        THE APPOINTMENT OF A TAX REVIEW COMMISSION EVERY TEN
        YEARS
        Changes the appointment of a Hawaii tax review
        commission from every five years to every ten years
        starting in 2005.

SB 539     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X,      EDU/WAM, JDC
SD1        SECTION 6, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO PROVIDE THE
        UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WITH AUTONOMY IN ALL MATTERS
        RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY
        Constitutional amendment to give UH autonomy in all
        matters related to the university.

SB 2352    RELATING TO COMPUTER OFFENSES                 EDU, JDC
SD1        Repeals existing law and adds the crimes of computer
        fraud, computer trespass, unlawful distribution,
        unsolicited electronic mail, and computer invasion of
        privacy.  Provides for civil actions based on the
        computer crimes.  (SD1)

SB 2465    RELATING TO PORNOGRAPHY                       EDU, JDC
SD1        Amends the promoting pornography for minors exemption
        for public library staff by narrowing the exemption to
        persons acting within the scope of their employment.
        (SD1)

SB 2466    RELATING TO COMPUTER ACCESS BY MINORS         EDU, JDC
        Limits children's access to on-line pornography in
        public schools and public libraries.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies (1 sided) 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 Judiciary Committee

 
Office at (808) 586-7125 or (toll free for the neighbor islands)
to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 1-800-586-6659, 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