OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

TWENTY-THIRD STATE LEGISLATURE

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

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NO. 23

21ST LEGISLATIVE DAY-FEBRUARY 17, 2006

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Committee Abbreviations:

AGR - Agriculture

HSG Housing

CPC - Consumer Protection & Commerce

HUS - Human Services

EDB - Economic Development &

INT - International Affairs

Business Concerns

JUD - Judiciary

EDN - Education

LAB - Labor & Public Employment

EEP - Energy & Environmental Protection

LMG - Legislative Management

FIN - Finance

PSM - Public Safety & Military Affairs

HAW Hawaiian Affairs

TAC - Tourism & Culture

HED - Higher Education

TRN - Transportation

HLT - Health

WLO - Water, Land & Ocean Resources

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

 
   

Committee

H.C.R. NO.

 

RE-REFERRAL

     

3

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO ESTABLISH AND FUND A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND WITH PROCEEDS GENERATED FROM THE NATIONAL REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY TO ASSIST HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS AT MANAGING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

HAW/HSG, FIN

4

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO FUND AND CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF ALL RESIDENTIAL LANDS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT NEEDS.

HAW/HSG, FIN

5

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO ASSIST THE STATE COUNCIL OF HAWAIIAN HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATIONS TO IMPLEMENT STATEWIDE MEETINGS RELATING TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF HAWAIIAN HOMELAND LEASES FOR PROFIT.

HAW/HSG, FIN

6

APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE-PROVINCE RELATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PROVINCE OF THUA THIEN-HUE OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.

INT/EDB, FIN

7

RECOGNIZING JANUARY AS CERVICAL CANCER MONTH IN HAWAI`I.

HLT

8

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE SHORTAGE OF INFANT AND TODDLER CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES IN THE STATE.

HUS

9

URGING ALL HAWAII SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT STANDARDS OF CONDUCT TO DISCOURAGE INTIMIDATION AND PROMOTE SAFE AND PEACEFUL SCHOOLS TO CREATE EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

EDN

10

URGING CULTURAL PERPETUATION IN RURAL HAWAIIAN COMMUNITIES.

HAW/WLO

11

ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND ACTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COQUI FROGS AND OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES.

EEP/AGR, FIN

12

REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SEEK FEDERAL FUNDING TO BE USED FOR PROGRAMS AND MEASURES INTENDED TO CONTAIN AND ERADICATE COQUI FROGS IN HAWAII.

EEP/AGR

13

SUPPORTING, AND REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF, HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

WLO, FIN

14

SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF JAPANESE SHRINES AND TEMPLES IN HAWAI`I.

WLO, FIN

15

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PRESENT A HOMELAND SECURITY PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE.

PSM

16

REQUESTING APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS BE INSTITUTED IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO MINIMIZE THE OCCURRENCE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES SUFFERED BY NURSES.

LAB

17

SUPPORTING THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING SUFFERING AND DEATH FROM CANCER BY THE YEAR 2015.

HLT

18

REQUESTING THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I TO WORK TO ABOLISH THE DEATH TAX PERMANENTLY.

FIN

19

REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO STUDY POTENTIAL USE OF WATERWAYS AND LANDS WITHIN PEARL HARBOR UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

TRN/PSM

20

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COORDINATE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS ENTERING THE NINTH GRADE ON THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, CRIMINAL, AND SOCIAL COSTS OF GRAFFITI.

EDN, FIN

21

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF REQUIRING HEALTH INSURERS TO OFFER COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, INCLUDING CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY.

CPC, FIN

22

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE CENTER FOR NURSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO INVESTIGATE AND RECOMMEND WAYS TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO RELIEVE THE NURSING SHORTAGE AND ENSURE A CONTINUOUS, ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF NURSES TO STAFF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE STATE.

HLT, HED

     

 

 

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

 
   

Committee

H.R. NO.

 

REFERRAL

     

2

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO ESTABLISH AND FUND A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND WITH PROCEEDS GENERATED FROM THE NATIONAL REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY TO ASSIST HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS AT MANAGING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

HAW/HSG, FIN

3

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO FUND AND CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF ALL RESIDENTIAL LANDS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT NEEDS.

HAW/HSG, FIN

4

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO ASSIST THE STATE COUNCIL OF HAWAIIAN HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATIONS TO IMPLEMENT STATEWIDE MEETINGS RELATING TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF HAWAIIAN HOMELAND LEASES FOR PROFIT.

HAW/HSG, FIN

5

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT OF ITS RULES RELATING TO THE ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS LEASES.

HAW/HSG, FIN

6

RECOGNIZING JANUARY AS CERVICAL CANCER MONTH IN HAWAI`I.

HLT

7

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES AND THE JUDICIARY TO CLEAN UP AND BEAUTIFY THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE BANYAN TREE BETWEEN THE TERRITORIAL BUILDING AND ALIIOLANI HALE.

WLO

8

REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SEEK FEDERAL FUNDING TO BE USED FOR PROGRAMS AND MEASURES INTENDED TO CONTAIN AND ERADICATE COQUI FROGS IN HAWAII.

EEP/AGR

9

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PRESENT A HOMELAND SECURITY PLAN TO THE LEGISLATURE.

PSM

10

REQUESTING THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I TO WORK TO ABOLISH THE DEATH TAX PERMANENTLY.

FIN

11

REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO STUDY POTENTIAL USE OF WATERWAYS AND LANDS WITHIN PEARL HARBOR UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

TRN/PSM

12

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COORDINATE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS ENTERING THE NINTH GRADE ON THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, CRIMINAL, AND SOCIAL COSTS OF GRAFFITI.

EDN, FIN

13

URGING THE HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SEX OFFENDER, SEX ABUSE VICTIM, AND MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH.

HUS

14

ENCOURAGING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO LEASE THE ALA MOANA PUMP STATION TO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF HAWAII.

WLO

15

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE CENTER FOR NURSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO INVESTIGATE AND RECOMMEND WAYS TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO RELIEVE THE NURSING SHORTAGE AND ENSURE A CONTINUOUS, ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF NURSES TO STAFF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE STATE.

HLT, HED

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILLS

 
   

Committee

H.B. NO.

 

RE-REFERRAL

     

1930

RELATING TO FISHING.

Establishes a community based subsistence fishing area in the state marine waters adjacent to the ahupuaa of Haena, Kauai; restricts certain uses and activities in the fishing area; requires DLNR to consult with the inhabitants of the ahupuaa of Haena on rules for the fishing area.

WLO