THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, February 14, 2008
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The following measure has been rescheduled from Thursday, February 7, 2008:

SB 2808 Testimony Status

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Exempts lands from environmental impact statement law, state or county lands for specified uses of existing public street, road, highway, trail, or bikeways.

ENE/TIA, JDL

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Any previously submitted testimony will be carried over. Anyone who has already submitted testimony does not need to resubmit their testimony.

Please clearly state your position – support, oppose, comments, concerns, suggest amendments – in bold print near the top of your testimony.

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 208, State Capitol, if delivered prior to the day of the hearing. All testimony should be single-sided and unstapled on 8½x11 sheets.

· 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 the Legislature's Public Access Room at 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.

· Anyone submitting testimony on the day of the hearing must make 15 copies (two-hole punched on top and, if more than one page, stapled) of their testimony and deliver to the hearing room before the hearing starts.

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 586-6740.

________________________________________ Senator J. Kalani English Chair

________________________________________ Senator Ron Menor Chair