THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAI'I

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

 

NINTH DAY

 

January 30, 2008-Wednesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Invocation by      Pastor John Honold

                           Hope Chapel Kapolei

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

                  In Recognition and Acknowledgement of BARBARA RADDING MORGAN, EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT, For Her Participation in Celebrating The 2008 Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Science Day.  (Senator Fukunaga)

 

                  RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS ART KIMURA, FUTURE FLIGHT PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND EDUCATION SPECIALIST, HAWAII SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM.  (Senator Fukunaga)

 

 


  1. Messages from the Governor: No. 259

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

G.M. No. 259

Letter dated January 29, 2008, which supersedes Gov. Msg. No. 249 dated January 28, 2008, as provided in Section 9, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, requesting the immediate consideration and passage of S.B. No. 2708, which makes an emergency appropriation of $47,142 in general funds for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 for the operations of the Judicial Selection Commission.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Departmental Communications: None
  2. House Communication No. 4

 

Transmitting H.B. No. 2688, H.D. 1, which passed Third Reading in the House on January 29, 2008.

REFERRAL

 

 

 

4

H.B. No. 2688, H.D. 1

"MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN."(Legislative Appropriations)

WAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Senate Communications: None
  2. Judiciary Communications: None

 

 

 

  1. Introduction of Measures:  Senate Resolution No. 24

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

S.R. No. 24

 

"URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO AGREE TO AN ECONOMY-WIDE REDUCTION IN ITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND TO COMMIT THE UNITED STATES TO A BINDING INTERNATIONAL TREATY THAT WOULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT AND RAPID GLOBAL REDUCTION IN ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATION."

ADOPT

 

 

 

 

  1. Standing Committee Report Nos. 2001 - 2005

2001

(TIA)

S.B. No. 2156

"RELATING TO THE WEST MAUI TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLAN."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

(TIA/HSP)

S.B. No. 2513, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO ASSISTING PERSONS UNDER A COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

(TIA)

S.B. No. 2695

"RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

(IGM)

S.B. No. 2440

"MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE MAUI OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

(IGM)

S.B. No. 2447

"RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and referral to WAM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

  1. Re-Referrals

 

 

 

RE-REFERRALS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008

 

 

 

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

S.B. 2294

RELATING TO KAKAAKO.

(Kakaako Community Development District, Mauka Area; Reserved Housing) (CPH/WTL, WAM)

CPH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2419

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

(Hawaii Innovation Development Corporation) (EDT, WAM)

EDT/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2509

RELATING TO WIND ENERGY.

(Wind Energy; Undersea Cable) (CPH/ENE, WAM)

ENE/CPH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2513, S.D. 1

RELATING TO ASSISTING PERSONS UNDER A COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION.

(Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Compacts of Free Association; Coordinator; Appropriation) (TIA/HSP, WAM)

TIA/HSP, JDL/WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2691

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

(Teachers; Performance Pay; Salary Increases) (EDU, WAM)

EDU, JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2710

RELATING TO THE RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RETIREES.

(Public Employees; Re-Employment of Retirees) (JDL, WAM)

JDL/IGM, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2808

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

(Environmental Impact Statements) (ENE/TIA)

ENE/TIA, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 2832

RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

(Sustainable Communities) (CPH/WTL, WAM)

CPH, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 2982

AUTHORIZING THE RESALE OF RESERVED HOUSING UNITS BY THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

(Hawaii Community Development Authority; Reserved Housing Units) (CPH/WTL)

CPH

 

 

 

S.B. 3026

RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OF MORTGAGE RESCUE FRAUD.

(Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act) (CPH)

CPH, JDL

 

 

 

S.B. 3081

RELATING TO THE HAWAII PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

(Hawaii Public Health Emergency Surveillance System) (HTH, WAM)

HTH/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

S.B. 3098

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR DAMAGE TO STONY CORAL AND LIVE ROCK.

(Administrative penalties; Stony coral and live rock damage.) (WTL)

WTL, JDL

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  2. Miscellaneous Business
  3. Announcements

            CONGRATULATING LEILEHUA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM - 2007 HAWAI'I HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONS.  (Senator Bunda)

 

·         Committee Hearing Schedule:

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

CPH

1/30/2008 9:00 AM

229

EDU

1/30/2008 1:15 PM

225

EDU/HSP

1/30/2008 1:15 PM

225

HSP/EDU

1/30/2008 1:15 PM

225

HSP/HTH

1/30/2008 1:15 PM

016

HTH

1/30/2008 1:15 PM

016

HTH/HSP

1/30/2008 1:15 PM

016

ENE/TIA

1/30/2008 2:45 PM

224

TIA

1/30/2008 2:45 PM

224

TIA/ENE

1/30/2008 2:45 PM

224

WTL

1/30/2008 2:45 PM

414

CPH

1/31/2008 9:00 AM

229

JDL

1/31/2008 9:00 AM

016

WAM

1/31/2008 9:00 AM

211

TSG

1/31/2008 1:15 PM

229

HSP

1/31/2008 1:30 PM

016

WAM-FIN

1/31/2008 2:00 PM

329

ENE

1/31/2008 2:15 PM

414

ENE/AHW

1/31/2008 2:15 PM

414

ENE/CPH

1/31/2008 2:15 PM

414

AHW

1/31/2008 2:45 PM

224

PBS

1/31/2008 2:45 PM

225

PBS/EDU

1/31/2008 2:45 PM

225

CPH

2/1/2008 9:00 AM

229

CPH/HSP

2/1/2008 9:00 AM

229

TIA

2/1/2008 1:00 PM

224

CPH/HTH

2/1/2008 1:15 PM

016

HTH

2/1/2008 1:15 PM

016

HTH/CPH

2/1/2008 1:15 PM

016

IGM

2/1/2008 1:15 PM

229

EDU

2/1/2008 1:30 PM

225

EDU/JDL

2/1/2008 3:45 PM

225

EDT-EDU-HSP

2/2/2008 9:00 AM

229

EDT/EDU

2/2/2008 9:00 AM

224

EDT/EDU/HSP

2/2/2008 9:00 AM

224

EDU/EDT

2/2/2008 9:00 AM

224

HSP

2/2/2008 1:00 PM

016

HSP

2/2/2008 1:15 PM

016

HSP/TIA

2/4/2008 2:45 PM

224

WTL

2/4/2008 2:45 PM

414

EDT

2/5/2008 1:15 PM

224

TSG

2/5/2008 1:15 PM

229

PBS

2/5/2008 2:45 PM

225

EDU

2/6/2008 1:15 PM

225

EDU/HTH

2/6/2008 1:15 PM

225

HTH/EDU

2/6/2008 1:15 PM

225

PBS

2/7/2008 2:45 PM

225

HSP

2/12/2008 1:15 PM

016

HSP

2/26/2008 1:15 PM

016

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Adjournment