HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY |
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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano, Chair |
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Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Karen Leinani Awana |
Rep. Scott K. Saiki |
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Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran |
Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
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Rep. Marilyn B. Lee |
Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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Rep. Mark M. Nakashima |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Karl Rhoads |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
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8:30 am |
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Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO AN AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. Establishes a statewide automated victim notification system to provide victims of crime with current information regarding the custody status of the offender in the victim's case.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO DNA COLLECTION FOR ARRESTEES OF VIOLENT CRIMES. Requires DNA collection from those arrested for violent crimes.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO DRUG TREATMENT. Authorizes placement of certain offenders in secure drug treatment facilities.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO AMMUNITION. Requires all ammunition of a specified caliber manufactured or sold in Hawaii that is capable of use in handguns, including assault pistols, to be coded to assist law enforcement in identifying and prosecuting gun crime offenders. Requires Attorney General to establish a statewide database to track coded ammunition. Effective 7/1/2009.
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PBS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Establishes a temporary reimbursement program for tenants of state agricultural lands in vog-impacted areas to reimburse tenants for costs of repair and maintenance of fencing and other infrastructure repair and maintenance.
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PBS, AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. Directs the Department of Defense to develop and implement a program to ensure that an adequate number of monitors to detect sulfur dioxide are strategically placed throughout areas of the state where high incidences of vog, sulfur dioxide, or both occur.
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PBS, HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO INSURANCE. Authorizes the transfer of moneys from the hurricane reserve trust fund to the Hawaii insurance guaranty association for the payment of covered claims against an insolvent insurer when (1) the insolvency was caused by a hurricane and (2) the Hawaii hurricane relief fund has no hurricane insurance policy in force.
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PBS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HURRICANE RELIEF FUND. Repeals requirement that the interest earned on the principal in the hurricane reserve trust fund be transferred to the general fund.
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PBS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 SERVICE. Eliminates the $0.66 monthly surcharge on wireless telephone accounts and terminates the wireless enhanced 911 fund once all moneys in the fund are expended. Effective 7/1/2009.
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PBS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911. Fund prior to the 2009 regular session and review every 5 years thereafter. Adds definitions and places limits on expenditures from the fund. Makes surcharge permissible, rather than required. Requires the 2009 annual report of the wireless enhanced 911 board to explain authority for certain expenditures proposed by its 2009 annual report.
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PBS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911. Requests the state auditor to conduct an audit of the wireless enhanced 911 fund and submit a review of the fund in 2014 and every five years after.
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PBS, CPC/LMG, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 10 copies (including an original) to Room 310 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6521(Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands); or
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to PBStestimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6530 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
Selected meetings are broadcast live. Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 550-8074.
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________________________________________ Rep. Faye Hanohano Chair |
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