THE SENATE

Requires Office of Veterans' Services to make burial grant payments for burial costs and for transportation to the Philippines of the remains of a deceased veteran who joined the New Filipino Scouts between 10/06/1945 and 06/30/1947 and died after 06/30/2004. Appropriates funds. (HB556 HD2)

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HB 632, HD1

(HSCR724)

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RELATING TO POLICY ADVISORY BOARD ON VETERANS' SERVICES.

Requires the Governor, in making appointments, to ensure that members of the Policy Advisory Board on Veterans' Services represent all minority viewpoints, including issues of concern to women veterans. (HB632 HD1)

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

Appropriates funds for one veterans' counselor position for the Maui office of the office of veterans' services. Takes effect July 1, 2020. (HB658 HD1)

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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Creates the military affairs liaison special fund within a nonprofit entity to support the nonprofit entity's duties as the state liaison in matters relating to the military. Requires adjutant general, with the governor's concurrence, to select the nonprofit entity. Appropriates funds to the special fund. Takes effect July 1, 2020. (HB1831 HD2)

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(Measure added on 03-18-09)

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

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· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 207, 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.

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Please note: All testimony 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.

Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6823.

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Senator Will Espero

Chair