THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM 2007

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Sen. Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Sen. Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, August 15, 2007
TIME:	10:00 A.M.
PLACE:	Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

Pursuant to the provisions of the Community Services Block Grant Act (P.L. 105-285), the Hawaii State Legislature hereby gives notice to a joint public hearing at which citizens may present oral and written comments on the intended and proposed use and distribution of certain federal block grant funds.

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the House of Representatives Committee on Finance will hold a joint hearing on the proposed application and plan for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program.

Persons wishing to testify are requested to submit fifty-five (55) copies of testimony 24 hours prior to the hearing to Room 306, State Capitol.

Copies of the application and plan will be available from Monday, August 6, 2007 for public inspection during normal business hours in the offices of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Room 210, State Capitol) or the House Committee on Finance (Room 306, State Capitol).  For further information, please call the staff of the Committees at 586-6070 or 586-6200, respectively.

Information about the CSBG program can be found at:

                                   http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/index.html

The application for the CSBG program can be found at:

                       http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/csbg/documents/modst.html

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public informational briefing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the House Committee on Finance staff at 586-6200 at least 24 hours prior to the briefing so arrangements can be made.

_____________________________________ Senator  Rosalyn H. Baker Chair

________________________________________ Representative Marcus R. Oshiro Chair