HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS |
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair |
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Rep. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D. |
Rep. Joey Manahan |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto |
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
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Rep. Clift Tsuji, Chair |
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Rep. Tom Brower, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D. |
Rep. Glenn Wakai |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Joey Manahan |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
February 5, 2008 |
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TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS. Prohibits use of tobacco products by minors. Requires minor to complete a tobacco use cessation program, perform community service, and have his or her driver's license revoked for one year.
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EDB, JUD |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Prohibits possession of tobacco products by any person under age 18. Requires department of health to adopt penalties. Makes appropriation to DOH for youth smoking educational program.
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EDB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TOBACCO. Repeals the July 1, 2009 sunset clause of the law requiring those who sell tobacco at a retail level to get a retail tobacco permit from the Department of Taxation; without this law, no permits will be necessary starting July 1, 2009.
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EDB, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS. Establishes the small business bill of rights. Requires the ombudsman to investigate complaints of violations of the small business bill of rights.
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EDB, CPC/JUD |
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RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS. Requires agency Small Business Impact Statement for a proposed rule that imposes a higher standard than federal, state, or county law, to justify the proposed higher standard; requires agency to periodically identify and justify existing rules that impose those higher standards.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO A TECHNOLOGY MASTER PLAN. Creates a high technology industry task force, attached to the high technology development corporation, to develop a state master plan for high technology prior to the convening of the 2010 regular session and updated every 2 years thereafter. Changes composition of task force after 2010 regular session.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. Establishes a task force to develop the Hawaii State Science and Technology Plan.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Requires DBEDT to report on the social and economic benefits of tax credits.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Provides DoTAX with the powers necessary to evaluate and study the economic impact of Hawaii tax incentives; requires DoTAX to collect information from 1/1/2002, evaluate the high technology business tax credits, and report annually to the Legislature, ending in 2012; appropriates funds; sunsets January 1, 2012.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO CORPORATION INCOME TAX. Repeals the corporate income tax.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT. Updates Uniform Unclaimed Property Act by replacing existing 1981 version of the Act with 1995 version.
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EDB, CPC/JUD |
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RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. Establishes a high technology park.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE. Repeals requirement that county cooperative purchases adhere to administrative rules adopted by the state procurement policy board.
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EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE. Expedites the purchase of equipment and services by allowing state and county agencies to participate in government cooperative purchasing programs outside of Hawaii when using federal Homeland Security grants.
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EDB, PSM, FIN |
The following measure was previously heard on January 29, 2008.
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RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES. Allows the Department of Agriculture to negotiate the lease rent for use of the Animal Quarantine Station located in Halawa Valley on Oahu.
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AGR/EDB, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 5 copies (including an original) to Room 318 in the State Capitol; or
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6221(Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands).
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to EDBtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov.
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________________________________________ Rep. Clift Tsuji Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita Chair |
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