HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Mele Carroll, Chair

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Joe Bertram, III

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. John M. Mizuno

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

TIME:

10:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 2759

Status

RELATING TO GAMING.

Authorize the Hawaiian homes commission to allow gaming on Hawaiian home lands and to designate specific Hawaiian home lands for the purposes of establishing gaming operations.  Creates a gaming commission to regulate all gaming on Hawaiian home lands.  Imposes a wagering tax on gross receipts of casino gaming operations and provides for distribution to the general fund and Hawaiian home lands trust fund.

 

HAW, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

 

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. 

 

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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  6 copies (including an original) to Room 406 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8464 (for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);

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Rep. Mele Carroll

Chair