HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair

Rep. Jerry Chang, Vice Chair

Rep. Lei Ahu Isa

Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga

Rep. Ed Case

Rep. Joe Gomes

Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Rep. Mindy Jaffe

Rep. Hermina Morita

Rep. Barbara Marumoto

Rep. Blake Oshiro

Rep. Colleen Meyer

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Paul Whalen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, January 24, 2002

TIME:

1:30 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1777

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Replaces references to rate increase with "major rate increase." Adds definition of "major rate increase."

CPC, FIN
     

HB 1762

RELATING TO INJURY TO PUBLIC UTILITY PROPERTY.

Increases the measure of damages to treble damages for damage to public utility property.

CPC
     

HB 1697

RELATING TO PENSION PLANS.

Protects 401(k) and 408A pension plans from attachment, execution, seizure, and operation of bankruptcy laws.

CPC, FIN
     

HB 1698

RELATING TO FORCE-PLACED INSURANCE.

Prevents exorbitant and arbitrary markups of insurance rates by lenders to their borrowers.

CPC, FIN
     

HB 1700

RELATING TO INSURANCE POLICIES.

Allows advertising of insurance policies and other insurance documents in languages other than English.

CPC
     

HB 1701

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Provides for the installation of television signal distribution and telecommunications equipment by the board of directors of an association of apartment owners.

CPC
     

HB 1712

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Repeals requirement that condominium property regimes comply with county land use ordinances.

CPC
     

HB 1713

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Amends the condominium property regime law to require an association of apartment owners, that has received a request for information from an owner, to notify the owner in writing of its intent to impose fees for providing that information prior to assessment. Contested fees are to be submitted to arbitration.

CPC
     

HB 1715

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Extends from 120 days to 365 days the deadline for obtaining from the apartment owners the required percentage of votes to amend the bylaws of a condominium property regime. Applies the 365 day deadline to proposed bylaws submitted by either the board of directors or a volunteer apartment owners' committee.

CPC
     

HB 1716

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY REGIMES.

Requires both the apartment owner and the board of directors to pay for their own costs in mediating a dispute between them, unless they both agree that one party will pay all or a specified portion of the mediation costs.

CPC
     

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 35 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 435, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CPC COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6180.

ORAL TESTIMONY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON.

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. Kenneth T. Hiraki

Chair