HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE OF HAWAII
TWENTY-FOURTH STATE LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2008
March 20, 2008
36th Day
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Invocation - Chaplain Ronaldo Pascua
Hawaii Army National Guard
1. Roll Call
2. Reading of the Journal
3. Messages from the Governor
Received message numbers 277 and 278.
Received message number 279 informing the House that on March 19, 2008,
House Bill No. 987, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, was vetoed.
4. Senate Communications
Received communications returning the following House Bills, both having passed Third Reading in the Senate:
H.B. No. 3037
H.B. No. 3038
ORDER OF THE DAY
5. Reports of Standing Committees
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Transportation
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RELATING TO HIGHWAYS. (State Highways; County Subdivision Ordinances; Exemption)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs |
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RELATING TO UNATTENDED CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES. (Motor Vehicles; Unattended Children)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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TRANSPORTATION
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RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSES. (Driver Licensing)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Transportation/Public Safety & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSE. (Motor Vehicle Driver License; U.S. Armed Forces)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. (Energy Resources; Power Generation Utilities, Transportation Fuels; State Energy Resources Coordinator)
REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. (Mixed Martial Arts)
REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS. (Group Health Insurance; Small Business)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. (Undergrounding; Public Utilities Commission; Study; Funding)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Reciprocal Insurers; General Excise Taxes)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Insurance Fraud)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO BUSINESS REGISTRATION. (Business Registration; Corporation Dissolution)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO ACTIVITIES REGULATED BY THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. (Insurance Producers; Continuing Education; Automatic Inactivation; Financial Responsibility)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. (Charitable Trusts and Nonprofit Organizations; Accountability; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Health
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RELATING TO PROFESSIONS. (Regulation of Licensed mental health counselors; Sunset; Repealed; Reimbursable Practitioners)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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HEALTH
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RELATING TO PRE-PACKAGED MEAT. (Pre-Packaged Meat; Adulterated; Definition)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT. (Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Act)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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Public Safety & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO PRISONS. (Forensic Treatment Facilities Feasibility Study)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Agriculture/Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO LOANS TO ASSIST AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURAL INDUSTRIES. (Agriculture and Aquaculture Loans; Farm Sustainable Projects)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO BIOSECURITY. (Invasive Species; Biosecurity Program; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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International Affairs
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RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. (Office of International Affairs; Protocol Fund)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Human Services & Housing
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RELATING TO CHILD ABANDONMENT. (Child Abandonment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS. (Individual Development Account Program; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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AUTHORIZING THE RESALE OF RESERVED HOUSING UNITS BY THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. (Hawaii Community Development Authority; Reserved Housing Units)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Human Services & Housing/Health
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Taxation; County Authority; GET Exemptions; Fixed Guideway Transportation System; Affordable Rental Housing; Community Health Care Facility)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Health/Human Services & Housing
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RELATING TO MEDICAID HOSPITAL AND LONG-TERM CARE REIMBURSEMENTS. (Medicaid Hospital and Long-term care Reimbursements; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Tourism & Culture/Economic Development & Business Concerns
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RELATING TO CREATIVE MEDIA. (Academy for Creative Media Program; Established)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Health
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RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGISTS. (Epidemiologists)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO VOLUNTEER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES. (Volunteer Medical Assistance Services)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Higher Education/Human Services & Housing
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RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math; Appropriations)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Public Safety & Military Affairs/Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. (Public Safety; Sheriffs; Civil Service)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Public Safety & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF. (Disaster Relief; Emergency Powers; Clarification)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Higher Education/Education
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Schools; Task Force; Recycling; Appropriation)
REFER TO Finance |
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Education/Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSURE. (Teacher Licensure; Sexual Offenses)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Emergency Hires; Teacher Licensure Requirements)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (Substitute Teachers; Wage Adjustments)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. (Hawaii Teacher Standards Board)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO TEACHERS. (Teacher Recruitment and Retention; Omnibus; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Education
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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. (Early Learning System; Early Learning Council)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO FOOD WASTE RECYCLING. (Food Waste Recycling; Solid Waste; Schools; Appropriation)
REFER TO Finance |
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Transportation
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. (Roadway Jurisdiction; Right to Use or Possess)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs
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RELATING TO LAND ACQUISITION. (Galbraith Estate; Appropriation)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND. (Land Conservation Fund)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOR AKULE FISH MONITORING. (Akule Fish Monitoring; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs
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RELATING TO LAND USE. (Land Use; historic agricultural landmark)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs/Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES. (Endangered Species)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. (Contractors; License Requirements; Citations; Civil Penalties)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce/Judiciary |
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RELATING TO ADJUSTING THE ANNUAL PENSIONS OF RETIRED PATIENT EMPLOYEES AT HANSEN'S DISEASE FACILITIES. (Pensions of Hansen's Disease Facilities Employees)
REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA. (Digital Media; Tax Credit; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO THE FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM. (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COST ITEMS. (Bargaining Unit 5; Collective Bargaining Salary Increases and Cost Items; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment/Public Safety & Military Affairs
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RELATING TO LABOR. (Labor; Wages and Hours; Emergencies; Suspension)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment/Economic Development & Business Concerns
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RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. (Public Works; Construction Contracts)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection/Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs/Agriculture
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RELATING TO BIODIESEL. (Biodiesel; Market Stimulation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection/Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs
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AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST OCEANLINX HAWAII LLC. (Special Purpose Revenue Bonds; Hydrokinetic Energy; Maui)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection/Human Services & Housing
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RELATING TO HOUSEHOLD ENERGY DEMAND. (Solar Energy; Clotheslines)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Energy & Environmental Protection
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RELATING TO SOLID WASTE. (Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill; Permit; Independent Study)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REPORTING. (Petroleum Industry Reporting)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Consumer Protection & Commerce |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. (Agricultural-energy Facilities; Agricultural Districts)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs/Agriculture |
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Consumer Protection & Commerce
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RELATING TO LOSS MITIGATION. (Loss Mitigation; Earthquake Resistive Devices)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Health Insurance Reimbursements)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE
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RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. (Energy Efficiency; Public Benefits)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. (Mutual Benefit Societies)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Compliance Resolution Fund; Insurance; Insurer Assessment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS. (Real Estate Appraisal Reports; Improper Influence)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO COPPER PURCHASES. (Copper Purchases; Scrap Dealers; Recyclers)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. (HCDA; Kakaako Small Business Representatives)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Economic Development & Business Concerns |
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Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. (Public Lands ; Criminal Penalties)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND. (Public Land Liability; Public Beach Parks; HSAC Package)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. (Public Lands ; Leases; State Parks)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO STATE PARKS ON KAUAI. (Kokee State Park ; Waimea Canyon State Park)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs/Agriculture
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RELATING TO LAND CONSERVATION. (Tax Credit; Land Conservation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. (Agriculture; Important Agricultural Lands)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Health
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RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS. (Epidemiologic Investigations)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. (Controlled Substances)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Health/Higher Education
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RELATING TO CANCER SURVEILLANCE. (Cancer Surveillance and Research; Data Collection)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Judiciary |
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Health/Human Services & Housing
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. (Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving; University of Hawaii Center on Aging Research and Education; Appropriation)
REFER TO Finance |
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Economic Development & Business Concerns
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RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES. (Solar Energy Devices; Water Heating; Residential; Tax Credit)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING. (Electronic Device Recycling)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
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RELATING TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY. (Tech Park; Science and Technology Master Plan; HTDC)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Tax Credits; Tax Exemptions; Evaluation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT. (Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Judiciary
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RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE. (Domestic Violence Protection)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. (DOE; SPED; Due Process; Hearings)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTION. (Adult Protective Services; Appropriation)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON OCEAN WATERS. (Ocean Resources; Commercial Activities; DLNR)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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JUDICIARY
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. (Assault; Mental Health Facilities; Hawaii State Hospital; Forensic Patients)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT. (Child Support Enforcement Agency)
AS AMENDED, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. (Controlled Substances)
REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS. (Criminal History Background Checks; Social Services Programs)
REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PARTIAL PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS. (Campaign Financing; Partial Public Financing; Prosecuting Attorney)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. (Insurance; Investments)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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JUDICIARY
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RELATING TO TAXATION. (Taxation; Statutes of Limitations)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO EXTEND THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES FROM SEVENTY TO EIGHTY YEARS OF AGE. (Judges; Mandatory Retirement Age; Constitutional Amendment)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO RECORDS OF DEFENDANTS COMMITTED TO A HOSPITAL CONTROLLED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH OR TO CUSTODY OF DIRECTOR OF HEALTH. (Defendant Records; DOH Hospital; DOH Custody)
AS AMENDED, PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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Legislative Management
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RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. (Boards and Commissions; Communication with the Legislature)
PASS SECOND READING, REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. (Procurement Code; Random Audits; Auditor Review; Appropriation)
REFER TO Finance |
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LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
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RELATING TO CAREGIVING. (Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving; Kupuna Care; Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Task Force; Respite Care; Appropriations)
REFER TO Finance |
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RELATING TO REORGANIZATION OF STATE AGENCIES. (Energy and Environmental Protection; Reorganization; Energy; State Long-term Strategy; Agency Reorganization)
REFER TO Finance |
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Labor & Public Employment
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. (Language Access; Definitions; Language Access Advisory Council)
PASS SECOND READING, PLACE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THIRD READING |
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6. Announcements
Committee Referral Sheet No. 57