HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee	Rep. Kameo Tanaka
Rep. Bob Nakasone	Rep. Ryan I. Yamane
Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro	Rep. Mark S. Moses
Rep. Joseph M. Souki	Rep. Bud Stonebraker

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, February 17, 2005
TIME:	9:15 A.M.
PLACE:	Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A M E N D E D A G E N D A

HOUSE BILL NO. 730 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA.

HB 8	RELATING TO MILITARY SERVICE. Establishment of and criteria for Hawaii Medal of Honor.	PSM, LMG

HB 115 HD1 (HSCR238)	RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS. Appropriates funds for casket liners and to address the soil problems at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.	PSM, FIN

HB 343	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Makes an appropriation for a temporary civil service position to coordinate state support for military personnel.	PSM, FIN

HB 1583	RELATING TO INCOME TAX. Exempts from income tax all military pay of active military personnel based in Hawaii but assigned outside the state by military order for the time spent outside the state.	PSM, FIN

HB 730	RELATING TO THE INCOME TAX EXCLUSION FOR RESERVISTS AND HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS. Increases the exclusion of Hawaii National Guard and Reservist pay from taxation over five years at set amounts from $3,000 for tax year 2005 to $5,000 for tax year 2009 and beyond for members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States of America, and Hawaii National Guard.	PSM, FIN

HB 1638	RELATING TO VETERAN BURIAL GRANTS. Requires the office of veterans' services, on request of a survivor/interested party of a deceased Filipino veteran who joined the New Filipino Scouts between October 6, 1945, and June 30, 1947, to make payment directly to a mortuary/crematory for funeral/burial services and to transport the remains to the Philippines, upon submission of an unpaid invoice; appropriates moneys.	PSM, 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) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 313, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH 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 IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11". FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8470.

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.

		________________________________________ Rep. Ken Ito Chair