HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Galen Fox

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Kymberly N. Pine

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

WEDNESDAY, February 23, 2005

TIME:

4:30 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 4

HB 447

(HSCR181)

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Authorizes the office of Hawaiian affairs to make all necessary and appropriate disbursements of its moneys by issuing checks in its own name and by any other means.

HAW, FIN

HB 1413

(HSCR472)

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.

Amends Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, to permit private mortgage insurance acceptable to commission.

HAW/HSG, FIN

HB 906

HD1

(HSCR264)

RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERNET.

Appropriates $1 for legislative media streaming to provide audio and video streaming of legislative proceedings over the internet.

LMG, FIN

HB 792

HD1

(HSCR265)

RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

Appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to develop guidelines and a marketing plan to obtain export clearances for exports to Japan and other countries.

INT/AGR, FIN

HB 1784

HD1

(HSCR509)

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Requires DBEDT to convene a task force to address Hawaii's role in international affairs and to recommend to the legislature an organizational structure for an "office of international affairs" or such other structure that the task force may recommend; appropriates funds.

INT, FIN
     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Dwight Takamine

Chair