HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Lei Ahu Isa

Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga

Rep. Ed Case

Rep. Emily J. Auwae

Rep. Jerry Chang

Rep. Joe Gomes

Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Hermina Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Paul Whalen

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Tuesday, February 6, 2001

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

Please note the correction to the following bill:

HB 176

HD1

(HSCR21)

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Mandates substance abuse assessment/treatment for offenders under the custody of the Department of Public Safety. Implements a policy shift in addressing non-violent drug possession offenses by requiring mandatory community-supervision and treatment in lieu of incarceration. (HD1)

PSM, JHA, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

Persons wishing to testify are requested to submit 325 copies of their testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing to: (1) the committee's vice chair in room 332, state capitol, or (2) the house sgt.-at-arms personnel in the turnaround area of the capitol basement parking lot. Testimony may be faxed to the house sgt.-at-arms office at: 586-6501 (oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (neighbor islands). When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required no. of copies that are needed for submittal.

It is also requested that the copies be on one side of an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet with two holes punched at the top. For further information, please call the JHA committee clerk at 586-8480.

Oral testimony shall be limited to 3 minutes.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the public hearing process of the state house (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

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Rep. Eric G. Hamakawa

Chair