HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2002
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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE |
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Rep. Dwight Takamine, Chair |
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Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Ben Cabreros |
Rep. Nobu Yonamine |
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Rep. Willie Espero |
Rep. Ron Davis |
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Rep. Michael Magaoay |
Rep. Charles Djou |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone |
Rep. Bertha Leong |
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Rep. Scott Saiki |
Rep. Mark Moses |
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Rep. Nathan Suzuki |
Rep. Jim Rath |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 26, 2002 |
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TIME: |
11:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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HB 1867 HD1 (HSCR145-02) |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HEALTH CARE FOR THE UNINSURED. Appropriates funds for 2:1 federal match to expand eligibility for the children's health insurance program to 300% of poverty level. Appropriates funds for a 9:1 federal match to continue TANF health benefits under QUEST. Appropriates funds to community health centers. |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
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HB 2763 |
RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes the state health authority to purchase all health care for all residents by July 1, 2004. Empowers authority to assess employee and self-employed health assessments on all workers and collect medical portions of all insurance policies to reimburse purchases of health care. |
FIN |
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HB 2759 |
RELATING TO MEDICAID. Raises medicaid eligibility to 300% of federal poverty level for Hawaii. Requires DHS to enroll all public employees, retirees, and uninsured residents otherwise eligible. Adopts all optional services. Replaces 1115 waiver with the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability demonstration initiative. |
FIN |
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HB 2072 HD1 (HSCR81-02) |
RELATING TO SOCIAL WELFARE. Appropriates $2,000,000 to assist the needy with housing needs. |
HSH, FIN |
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HB 2445 (HSCR134-02) |
RELATING TO HOUSING. Increases affordable housing opportunities for elderly households by allowing persons who are at least 55 years of age to reside in state-funded elderly public housing projects and privately owned projects that are assisted with state or federal resources by the HCDCH, provided that at least one person in the household is 62 years of age or older. |
HSH, FIN |
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HB 2450 (HSCR245-02) |
RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. Waives the three year buyback provision until 12/11/04. |
HSH, FIN |
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HB 2831 HD2 (HSCR399-02) |
RELATING TO CORAL REEF PROTECTION. Creates the coral reef protection Act. |
EEP, JHA, FIN |
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 |