THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, March 14, 2008

TIME:

9:15 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2589, HD2

        (HSCR983-08)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO SCRAP METAL.

Requires scrap dealers to pay sellers of scrap copper only by check.  For copper sales, requires the check to be mailed to the seller no sooner than 5 days after the purchase.  Requires the canceled check to be retained for 2 years and made available for inspection.  Makes copper provisions permanent upon repeal of Act 197, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007.  (HB2589 HD2)

 

CPH, JDL

HB 2559, HD2

        (HSCR902-08)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT.

Updates the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act by replacing the existing 1981 version of the Act with the 1995 version, among other things.  (HB2559 HD2)

 

CPH

HB 2691, HD1

        (HSCR700-08)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS:  MAKING VARIOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, AND CLARIFYING LANGUAGE.

Amends various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to condominiums for the purpose of correcting errors and references, and clarifying language. (HB2691 HD1)

 

CPH

HB 2692, HD1

        (HSCR699-08)

        Testimony

        Status

MAKING VARIOUS HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO VOLUME 11 OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, AND CLARIFYING LANGUAGE.

Amends various provisions of volume 11 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes for the purpose of correcting errors and references, and clarifying language.  (HB2692 HD1)

 

CPH

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 407, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Russell S. Kokubun

Chair