REQUESTING A PRELIMINARY Assessment Of ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY IN HAWAI'I.

CALLING FOR THE REPORTING OF ALL ONGOING AND PLANNED WORK WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Decision making to follow.

requesting that the university of hawaii rename the rainbow baseball stadium to the les murakami baseball stadium.

REQUESTING THE UNiversity OF HAWAII AT HILO to study the feasibility of establishing an EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO TO BE LOCATED IN honokaa, HAWAII.

SB 752

SD1 HD1

RELATING TO STATE BOATING FACILITIES.

Clarifies that leases issued for small boat harbors and other boating facility properties may include uses other than maritime-related activities.

SB 1203

SD1

RELATING TO INCREASING DEVELOPMENT FLEXIBILITY OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Gives the Airports Division greater flexibility in the disposition of leases; subject to the approval of BLNR.

SB 1199

SD2 HD1

RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

Amends the definition of concession to include the sale of services such as advertising, communications and telecommunications. Rental car operation concession contract by competitive sealed bid.

SB 758

SD1 HD2

RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES.

Require the use of foreign language exams by examiner of drivers.

SB 205

SD1

relating to license plates.

Adds "Persian Gulf Veteran" to list of veteran options for special license plates.

SB 1013

SD3 HD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Increases the Hawaii Community Development Authority's tax-exempt public facilities revenue bond authorization by $115,000,000, to a total authorization of $150,000,000.

SB 1028

SD2 HD1

RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.

Consolidates the Aloha Tower Development Corporation and the Barber's Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission into the Hawaii Community Development Authority.

SB 1030

SD2 HD1

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Allows the Hawaii Community Development Authority to issue special facility revenue bonds for eligible projects, including an ocean science center, in the Kakaako community development district.

SB 1299

HD1

relating to water supply boards.

Authorizes county water boards to assess, impose, levy, and collect impact fees.

SB 1161

SD1

RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED OR SEIZED PROPERTY ON PUBLIC LANDS.

Establishes minimum amounts for which personal and public notice and public auction are required for property abandoned or seized on public lands. Clarifies that the amounts due the State by the owner of abandoned or seized property shall be offset first in any sale of property or in any judgment against the State.

SB 41

SD1 HD1

RELATING TO CONSERVATION.

Re-establishes a youth conservation corps and authorizes the transfer of moneys from the natural area reserve fund to the DLNR for the youth conservation corps.

SB 1168

RELATING TO THE BUREAU OF CONVEYANCES.

Revises land recording requirements to facilitate the recording process in the Bureau of Conveyances.

SB 633

HD1

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO MATCH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE HAWAII FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE.

Appropriates funds to match federal funds for Hawaii Forestry and Communities Initiative.

SB 1164

SD1

RELATING TO THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

Authorizes the use of a portion of the Forest Stewardship Fund to support administration of the Forest Stewardship program.

SB 498

SD1

making an appropriation for the nanakuli homestead cemetery.

Appropriates funds for the upkeep of the Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery.

SB 638

SD2

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

Appropriates $1 for pumping of water for the Molokai irrigation system until the reservoir water level reaches forty-foot level.

SB 1011

SD1

RELATING TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

Establishes a special fund to help support the operation and maintenance of the statewide planning and geographic information system, and to enable the Office of Planning to charge fees for spatial analysis services.

SB 950

SD1

relating to diamond head.

Expands the breadth of Diamond Head State Monument area to include all public lands within the area including Kuilei Cliffs Park, Diamond Head Park, and the BWS booster pump site.

SB 1242

SD2

RELATING TO THE MILLENNIUM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT training PROGRAM.

Appropriates money to continue a technology workforce development training program.

SB 549

SD2

making an appropriation for the establishment of manufacturing extension programs.

Appropriates funds for the establishment of manufacturing extension programs in Hawaii.

SB 1262

relating to special purpose revenue bonds.

Increases the special purpose revenue bond appropriation for Rickmar Properties to $38,000,000.

SB 1405

SD2

relating to special purpose revenue bonds for hi-tech hawaii, inc.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hi-Tech Hawaii, Inc. in planning, designing, and constructing a high technology research and development facility in the State.

SB 606

SD1 HD1

RELATING TO RECYcLED WATER.

Promotes use of recycled water for state and county facilities using potable water irrigation systems.

SB 1129

RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING WATER.

Extends the requirement to use "lead free" components in drinking water distribution systems.

SB 1131

SD2 HD1

RELATING TO SPECIAL WASTES RECYCLING.

Clarifies the disposal options for used tires and notice requirements to consumers of new tires. Further provides that tire inventory payment by the rental car industry shall be paid annually.

SB 1435

SD1 HD1

RELATING TO HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes a hydrogen private-public partnership within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, with assistance from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute of the University of Hawaii.

SB 1561

SD1 HD1

relating to the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds.

Authorizes issuance of $5,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for Central Kauai Sanitary Landfill, LLC.

SB 499

SD1

relating to leave sharing.

Enables the legislature to establish a leave-sharing program.

SB 1406

Relating to holidays.

Changes the name from "Admission Day" to "Statehood Day".

SB 1365

SD2 HD1

Relating to the weed and seed program.

Makes an appropriation for the Weed and Seed Hawaii Program.

SB 98

relating to legal services for the indigent.

Repeals sunset date of June 30, 2002 in legal service for the indigent act; adds "pro bono" to "civil legal services" definition; repeals requirement that unexpended funds revert to general fund.

SB 1039

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Clarifies forfeiture provisions for retirees who return to work after receiving the special retirement incentive benefit under workforce reduction

SB 1082

SD1 HD1

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Specifies programs that qualify for workers' compensation coverage for students engaged in work-based learning experiences.

REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN IN THE STATE.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND TO RECOMMEND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO STUDY HOW TO ENSURE EQUALITY IN THE AMOUNT OF THE EMPLOYER'S SHARE OF PREPAID HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO MEET THE ORAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED AREAS AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A DEFINITIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FLUORIDATION THAT ALSO ADDRESSES CONCERNS RELATING TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF FLUORIDATING HAWAII’S DRINKING WATER.

REQUESTING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII AGREE TO A MORATORIUM ON FLUORIDATION LEGISLATION UNTIL SUCH A TIME AS THE ISSUE OF FLUORIDATION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY CONGRESS, SHOULD BE DEBATED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND/OR LITIGATED IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND THOSE FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED.

requesting the establishment of a makua valley task force.

requesting the police departments to adopt a risk-focused policing model.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONSULT WITH THE SHERIFF’S DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF NEW PUBLIC FACILITIES.

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO ALLOW the PUBLIC to use NON-MOTORIZED WATERCRAFT ON A PORTION OF THE WEST LOCH OF PEARL HARBOR.

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A FULL-TIME TEMPORARY EXEMPT POSITION FOR THE WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KAILUA TO SUPERVISE INMATES AND WORKERS IN WCCC'S NURSERY AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

SB 683

SD1

relating to public safety.

Requires civil process servers to wear identification badges and carry wallet identification cards.