HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Ben Cabreros

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Ron Davis

Rep. Michael Magaoay

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Bertha Leong

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Rep. Jim Rath

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Tuesday, February 26, 2002

TIME:

10:45 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 2

HB 1777

HD1

(HSCR279-02)

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Requires a contested case hearing for any increase in "basic service rates," defined as the monthly charge for basic utility service.

CPC, FIN

HB 1778

HD1

(HSCR394-02)

RELATING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES LOAN COMPANIES.

Repeals existing article 9 of chapter 412, relating to financial services loan companies, and replaces it with a new article regulating financial services loan companies.

CPC, FIN

HB 2400

HD1

(HSCR312-02)

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Provides for interim revenues for fiscal year 2002-2003.

JHA, FIN

HB 2654

HD1

(HSCR214-02)

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Repeals the sunset provision of the law allowing SPRBs to be issued to assist not-for-profit corporations that provide health-care facilities to the general public.

FIN

HB 536

(HSCR85-02)

RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Allows the counties to continue administering special management area permits and shoreline setback variances in community development districts where no community development plan is in effect.

WLU, FIN

HB 2495

(HSCR78-02)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Authorize DHS to meet its state and federal mandates to provide foster board and board-related costs, permanency assistance, and difficulty-of-care payments for foster and adoptive parents, permanent custodians, and guardians of children with special needs.

HSH, FIN

HB 2515

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.

Requests an emergency appropriation for services provided by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division associated with the Felix vs. Cayetano consent decree.

FIN

HB 2639

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.

Creates the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service. Appropriates funds to be used as state matching funds to secure federal moneys.

FIN
     

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) ROOM 306, 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 COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

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. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair