T H E   S E N A T E

                                  OF THE

               TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII

                          REGULAR SESSION OF 2000


                                                                          
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                               FORTIETH DAY

               MARCH 28, 2000 - TUESDAY - 11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

                                                                          
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                             ORDER OF BUSINESS


      Invocation by Mr. William Kunisch
                    Seminarian for the Diocese of Honolulu
      
      Roll Call
      
      Approval of the Journal
      
      (INTRODUCTIONS)
      
      Messages from the Governor - Nos. 223 - 255
      
      Departmental Communications - None
      
      House Communications - Nos. 398 - 401
      
      Senate Communications - None
      
      
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NOS.

       3028           (TIA/WLH)   H.B. 2185, H.D. 2, S.D. 1
(48 Hrs. Notice)                  "RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS"(Recommends
                                  passage on SECOND READING and placement
                                  on the calendar for Third Reading)


       3029           (EDU)       H.B. 2490, H.D. 1, S.D. 1
(48 Hrs. Notice)                  "RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER
                                  STANDARDS BOARD"(Recommends passage on
                                  SECOND READING and placement on the
                                  calendar for Third Reading)


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MARCH 28, 2000
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       3030           (EDU)       GOV. MSG. NO. 140
(One Day Notice)                  "JOSEPH F. BLANCO," Gubernatorial
                                  Nominee as Special Advisor for
                                  Technology Development

                                  (Recommends Senate Consent to
                                  Nomination)


       3031           (EDU)       GOV. MSG. NO. 170
(One Day Notice)                  "WALTER NUNOKAWA, PH.D.," Gubernatorial
                                  Nominee to the Board of Regents,
                                  University of Hawai'i


                                  "WALTER NUNOKAWA, PH.D.," and "CHARLES
                                  KAWAKAMI," Gubernatorial Nominees to the
                                  Board of Regents, University of Hawai'i,
                                  for terms to expire 6-30-2004

                                  (Recommends Senate Consent to
                                  Nomination)


       3032           (EDU)       GOV. MSG. NO. 207
(One Day Notice)                  "CLYDE T. KODANI," Gubernatorial Nominee
                                  to the Western Interstate Commission for
                                  Higher Education (WICHE)

                                  (Recommends Senate Consent to
                                  Nomination)



                               ORDER OF THE DAY



ADVISE AND CONSENT

2870                  (JDC)       GOV. MSG. NO. 208
                                  "MICHAEL D. WILSON," Gubernatorial
                                  Nominee to the Circuit Court of the
                                  First Circuit for a term of ten
                                  years



THIRD READING

H.B. 1902, H.D. 1, S.D. 1         "RELATING TO THE STATE WATER CODE"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2865 - WLH)


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H.B. 1893, H.D. 1, S.D. 1         "RELATING TO ENERGY"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2871 - LRE)


H.B. 2563                         "RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2891 - TIA)


H.B. 2761, H.D. 1                 "RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2893 - TIA)


H.B. 1906, H.D. 1                 "RELATING TO LICENSING OF
                                  PSYCHOLOGISTS"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2894 - CPN)


H.B. 2463, H.D. 1                 "RELATING TO ADVANCED PRACTICE
                                  REGISTERED NURSES RECOGNITION"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2897 - CPN)


H.B. 2464, H.D. 1                 "RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF
                                  NURSING"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2898 - CPN)


H.B. 2486, H.D. 1                 "RELATING TO CHIROPRACTIC LICENSURE
                                  REQUIREMENTS"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2900 - CPN)


H.B. 2488, H.D. 1                 "RELATING TO RETURN OF PRESCRIPTION
                                  DRUGS"
                                  (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2901 - CPN)

















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