HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair

Rep. Ty Cullen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Roy M. Takumi

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. George R. Fontaine

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 29, 2012

TIME:

10:00 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HCR 217 / HR 168

Status / Status

URGING THE PRESERVATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDING IN THE PENTAGON BUDGET.

 

 

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HCR 218 / HR 169

Status / Status

URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, CHAIRPERSON OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, HAWAII CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, GOVERNOR, AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII – MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL, TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR POWER AND INFLUENCE TO RETAIN MILITARY AND DEFENSE-RELATED CIVILIAN JOBS IN HAWAII.

 

 

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HCR 223 / HR 172

Status / Status

ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROCURE GOODS AND SERVICES THAT ARE USED TO SUPPORT HAWAII-BASED UNITED STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES FROM HAWAII BUSINESSES AND TO COOPERATE WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF HAWAII TO HOST TRADE SHOWS THAT FEATURE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

 

 

PBM, ERB

HCR 216 / HR 167

Status / Status

URGING THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY PERSONNEL TO ACT FAVORABLY ON H.R. 2148 AND TO REPORT THE BILL TO THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR FURTHER ACTION.

 

 

PBM, FIN

HCR 115 / HR 87

Status / Status

URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REPEAL THE MANDATORY MILITARY DETENTION AND INDEFINITE DETENTION PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND AMEND THE AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF FORCE.

 

 

PBM, JUD

HCR 198 / HR 153

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN TO THE TSUNAMI DEBRIS GENERATED BY THE MARCH 2011 EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN THAT MAY REACH HAWAII'S SHORES.

 

 

PBM, FIN

HCR 19 / HR 13

Status / Status

URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND THE HAWAII OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WOMEN VETERANS.

 

 

PBM, FIN

HR 56

Status

REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF VETERANS SERVICES TO CONVENE A VETERANS' SUMMIT IN EACH OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES AND A STATEWIDE SUMMIT TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE COLLABORATION AMONG THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO VETERANS.

 

 

PBM, FIN

HCR 92 / HR 64

Status / Status

URGING THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO ADOPT THE VETERANS REMEMBERED FLAG.

 

 

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HCR 109 / HR 80

Status / Status

URGING CONGRESS TO CREATE A SEPARATE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES TO COMBAT CYBER CRIMES, CYBER WARFARE, AND CYBER TERRORISM.

 

 

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HCR 203 / HR 157

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER INTO A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, TURNKEY, AND FINANCING OF A NEW MAUI REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX AT PUUNENE, MAUI.

 

 

PBM, FIN

HCR 219 / HR 170

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEVELOP A SIMPLIFIED REPORTING SYSTEM FOR VETERINARIANS TO COMPLY WITH PART VIII OF CHAPTER 329, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

 

 

PBM, 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:  4 copies (including an original) to Room 316 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-8494(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. Henry J.C. Aquino

Chair