HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2005
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair |
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Rep. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr. |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay |
Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, March 14, 2005 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 719 SD2 (SSCR757) |
RELATING TO THE CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM. Moves the Hawaii capital loan program to the Hawaii strategic development corporation. (SD2) |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
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SB 744 SD2 (SSCR727) |
RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION. Clarifies ambiguities and corrects errors in business registration laws. (SD2) |
EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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SB 933 SD1 (SSCR856) |
RELATING TO PREVAILING WAGES. Clarifies that the state law requiring payment of prevailing wages applies to all laborers, mechanics, required assistants, helpers, tenders, and apprentices on a public works project, and not only those on the job site. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) |
EDB, LAB, FIN |
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SB 1038 SD2 (SSCR904) |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII PROCUREMENT INSTITUTE. Removes state procurement office's oversight of the procurement institute. Establishes the institute under the UH. Appropriates funds for the institute. (SD2) |
EDB, HED, FIN |
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SB 1380 SD2 (SSCR944) |
RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS. Establishes the small business bill of rights. (SD2) |
EDB, CPC/JUD, FIN |
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SB 1695 SD2 (SSCR889) |
RELATING TO CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. Authorizes $120,000,000 in tax credits that the Hawaii strategic development corporation may issue for the purposes of Act 215, SLH 2004. (SD2) |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
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SB 1696 SD1 (SSCR760) |
RELATING TO INVESTMENTS. Authorizes fiduciaries to make limited venture capital investments in privately-held Hawaii companies. (SD1) |
EDB, CPC, FIN |
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SB 1698 SD2 (SSCR983) |
RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY GROWTH. Establishes a tax credit for taxpayers that contribute in-kind services to establish or maintain technology laboratories in public schools. Appropriates funds for Project EAST expansion and for the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii to coordinate marketing, with emphasis on representing Hawaii's technology companies and opportunities on the mainland. (SD2) |
EDB, EDN, FIN |
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SB 1843 SD1 (SSCR912) |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Amends public procurement code to prohibit a governmental body from requiring a contractor for construction design service to indemnify the governmental body for the governmental body's negligence, but allows the governmental body to require the contractor to indemnify the State for the contractor's negligence. (SD1) |
EDB, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1903 SD1 (SSCR942) |
RELATING TO THE SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING. Exempts seawater air conditioning district cooling systems from PUC regulation, provided that at least fifty per cent of the energy required for the system is provided by a renewable energy source. (SD1) |
EDB, EEP, CPC |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Robert N. Herkes Chair |
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