EEP-ENE-CPC-CPH-TRN-LMG 01-28-03

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina Morita, Chair

Rep. Thomas Waters, Vice Chair

Rep. Cindy Evans	Rep. Kika G. Bukoski
Rep. Sol P. Kaho`ohalahala	Rep. Cynthia Thielen
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki, Chair

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Alex Sonson
Rep. Jerry L. Chang	Rep. Joe Souki
Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Lynn Finnegan
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. Marilyn B. Lee	Rep. Bud Stonebraker
Rep. Blake K. Oshiro	Rep. Cynthia Thielen
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOUSING

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Rep. Joseph M. Souki, Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Vice Chair

Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Brian K. Blundell
Rep. Romeo M. Mindo	Rep. Mark S. Moses
Rep. Bob Nakasone	Rep. David A. Pendleton
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MILITARY AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Senator Cal Kawamoto, Chair
Senator Willie C. Espero, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Tuesday, January 28^th, 2003
TIME:	1:30 p.m.
PLACE:	State Capitol Auditorium State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The purpose of this informational briefing is to get an update of the status and hear the preliminary findings of the Hawaii fuels analysis required under Act 77, Session Laws Hawaii (SLH) 2002.

The list of briefing participants includes:

Maurice H. Kaya, Administrator, Energy, Resources, and Technology Division, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, will introduce the consultants and interested parties involved in the analysis.

Jerry Ellig, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission, will offer comments on gasoline markets and relevant provisions of Act 77, SLH 2002.

David J. Hackett, President, Stillwater Associates, LLC, will present an interim report on the Hawaii fuels analysis required by Act 77, SLH 2002.

Matthew Brown, Energy Program Director, National Conference of State Legislatures, will present an interim report on the components of the Hawaii fuels analysis examining other jurisdictions' approaches to gasoline price issues, and a resource assessment to implement the State Petroleum Commissioner's statutory functions.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8435.

________________________________________ Sen. J. Kalani English Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Hermina M. Morita Chair
________________________________________ Sen. Ron Menor Chair ________________________________________ Sen. Cal Kawamoto Chair		_________________________________________ Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki Chair ________________________________________ Rep. Joseph M. Souki Chair