THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The purpose of this informational briefing is to investigate the island-wide power outage on O‘ahu on December 26, 2008:
Presentation by the Hawaii Restaurant Association
Presentation by the Hawaii Food Industry Association
Presentation by the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Presentation by the Healthcare Association of Hawaii
Presentation by the Consumer Advocate
Presentation by the Public Utilities Commission
Presentation by Hawaiian Electric Company:
Questions from the public – Questions from the public must be submitted in writing no later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, and must pertain to the power outage. Limited to one question per person. Questions about individual claims for damages will not be allowed. The committee chairs will ask the questions of the presenters.
Capitol TV is scheduled to videotape for broadcast.
Persons may submit a question in written form with their name on letter-sized paper in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their question to the committee clerk, Room 201, State Capitol.
· By fax: 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 Web: May be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: May be emailed to the Committee at ENETestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, 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, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: Presentations received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.
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________________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Mike Gabbard Chair |
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