THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAI'I

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

 

THIRTY-SIXTH DAY

 

March 21, 2007-Wednesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Invocation by    Ms. Joanne P. Nakashima

 

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

Recognizing and Honoring Eddie Pu for his Dedication to Perpetuating Hawaiian Culture and Traditions.  (Senator English)

 

1.      Messages from the Governor: No(s). 555-557

G.M. NO.

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

555

Dated March 9, 2007, transmitting a Report on Expenditures on Substance Abuse, Sex Offender, and Mental Health Treatment; and Job Development for Pretrial, Incarcerated, and Parolee Populations, prepared by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Act 178, Section 63, SLH 2005.

FILE

 

 

 

556

Dated March 9, 2007, transmitting a Report on Gender Responsive Community Based Programs for Women, prepared by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Act 258, Section 2, SLH 2006.

FILE


 

 

 

557

Dated March 13, 2007, transmitting a report prepared by the Department of Public Safety, pursuant to Act 100, Sections 6 and 7, SLH 1999, identifying their goals, objectives, and policies to provide a basis for determining priorities and allocating limited public funds and human resources.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      Departmental Communications: No(s). 32

D.C. NO.

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

32

From the Department of Health, dated March 8, 2007, transmitting its Report on Indicators of Environmental Quality.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.      House Communications: No(s). 471

 

Informing the Senate that on March 20, 2007, the following Senate Bill(s) passed Third Reading in the House:

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

471

S.B. No. 60, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO FOREIGN TIME SHARE PLANS."(Foreign Time Share Plans)

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      Senate Communications: None

5.      Judiciary Communications: None


6.      Standing Committee Reports: No(s). 1093-1117

 

1093

(TIA)

H.B. No. 375, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS' RIGHT OF WAY."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1094

(TIA)

H.B. No. 1159, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1095

(TIA)

H.B. No. 1608, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1096

(TIA)

H.B. No. 1757, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1097

(TIA)

H.B. No. 1609, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO HIGHWAYS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to IGM/WAH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1098

(TIA)

H.B. No. 1605, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1099

(TSG/IGM)

H.B. No. 1018, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO LIQUOR."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to CPH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1100

(TSG/IGM)

H.B. No. 575, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EMERGENCIES."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1101

(JDL)

H.B. No. 379, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO WITNESSES."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1102

(JDL)

H.B. No. 453, H.D. 1

"MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1103

(JDL)

H.B. No. 1211, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO FAMILY COURT."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1104

(JDL)

H.B. No. 1493, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION COMMISSION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1105

(EDU)

H.B. No. 14, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EDUCATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1106

(EDU)

H.B. No. 110, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HOUSING."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1107

(EDU)

H.B. No. 1529, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1108

(TIA)

H.B. No. 356, H.D. 2

"RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1109

(TIA)

H.B. No. 362, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to JDL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1110

(TIA)

H.B. No. 1547, H.D. 3, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1111

(TIA)

H.B. No. 497, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1112

(TIA)

H.B. No. 806, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1113

(TIA)

H.B. No. 1549, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1114

(EDU)

H.B. No. 428, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1115

(EDU)

H.B. No. 767, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE RUNNING START PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE PREPARATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1116

(WAH)

H.B. No. 1201, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1117

(WAH)

H.B. No. 1353, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

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

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

7.      Adopt Resolutions

S.C.R.. No. 123

"AWARDING THE HAWAII MEDAL OF HONOR TO UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS WITH HAWAII CONNECTIONS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE SERVING IN DANGEROUS, VOLATILE, AND UNSTABLE AREAS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.      Miscellaneous Communications: None

9.      Miscellaneous Business

10.  Announcements

CONGRATULATING THE U.S. WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM.  (Senator Hee)

 

COMMENDS AND CONGRATULATES THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ON ITS CENTENNIAL.  (Senator Sakamoto)

 

 

·         Committee Hearing Schedule:

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

CPH-IGM

3/21/2007 10:00 AM

016

CPH

3/21/2007 10:00 AM

016

JDL

3/21/2007 10:00 AM

229

CPH

3/21/2007 10:15 AM

016

IGM-HTH

3/21/2007 1:00 PM

016

TIA

3/21/2007 1:00 PM

224

EDU-JDL

3/21/2007 1:15 PM

225

EDU

3/21/2007 1:15 PM

225

HTH

3/21/2007 1:15 PM

016

IGM

3/21/2007 1:15 PM

229

WAH-EDU

3/21/2007 1:15 PM

225

WAH

3/21/2007 1:30 PM

414

WAH-EDT

3/21/2007 2:15 PM

414

WAH

3/21/2007 2:15 PM

414

TIA

3/21/2007 2:45 PM

224

JDL

3/21/2007 3:00 PM

229

IGM-WAH

3/22/2007 9:00 AM

224

JDL-TSG-IGM

3/22/2007 10:30 AM

229

JDL

3/22/2007 10:30 AM

229

TSG-EDT

3/22/2007 1:00 PM

229

EDT

3/22/2007 1:15 PM

224

PBS-HSP

3/22/2007 1:15 PM

016

HSP

3/22/2007 1:15 PM

016

TSG-WAH

3/22/2007 1:15 PM

229

TSG

3/22/2007 1:15 PM

229

ENE

3/22/2007 2:45 PM

414

PBS

3/22/2007 2:45 PM

225

JDL

3/22/2007 3:00 PM

229

JDL

3/22/2007 4:00 PM

229

WAH

3/23/2007 2:45 PM

414

WAM

3/27/2007 9:30 AM

211

EDT

3/27/2007 1:15 PM

224

WAM

3/28/2007 9:30 AM

211

EDU-IGM

3/28/2007 1:15 PM

225

HSP

4/3/2007 1:15 PM

016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.  Adjournment