THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair |
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Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, January 28, 2008 |
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TIME: |
1:15 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO DISABLED VETERANS. Establishes a disabled veterans license plate.
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IGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD. Increases uniform maintenance allowance from $1.50 to $10 per day, not to exceed $150 per year.
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IGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ARMED SERVICES. Provides an exemption of vehicle taxes and registration fees for members of the National Guard and Reserves.
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IGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT. Requires financial institutions and creditors that extend consumer credit to the members of the armed forces or reserves on active duty and their dependents, to conform their lending practices to the federal John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, as amended, relating to the terms of consumer credit extended to the military and their dependents, including maximum annual percentage rates and required disclosures.
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IGM, CPH |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES. Appropriates funds for personnel, furniture and equipment, and renovations and addition of employee lunch room for Maui office of veterans' services.
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IGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO VETERANS. Changes the composition, terms, and the duties of the advisory board on veterans' services.
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IGM |
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RELATING TO ARMED SERVICES. Creates Hawaii military family relief trust program and trust fund to pay cash benefits to certain members of the armed forces who have served in active service.
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IGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO VETERANS CEMETERIES. Clarifies the legislature's intended statewide use of funding allotted in the state budget for the repair and improvement of veterans cemeteries by allocating the distribution of funds by country.
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IGM, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF VETERANS CEMETERIES IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for the maintenance of veterans cemeteries in the county of Hawaii.
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IGM, WAM |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. Makes appropriation in the amount of $1 for each veteran living in Hawaii to the national museum of the United States Army.
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IGM, WAM |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM PEARL HARBOR . Appropriates $1,000,000 for the planning, design, and construction of phase 2 of the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor.
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IGM, WAM |
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 201, 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 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.
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 586-7335.
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________________________________________ Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Chair |