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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Will Espero, Chair |
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Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
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2:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE OFFENDER REENTRY SYSTEM. Establishes the Offender Reentry Office within the Department of Public Safety to address the goals of chapter 353H, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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PGM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Requires the Hawaii paroling authority to establish a compassionate release program for inmates who are permanently and totally disabled, terminally ill, or have a serious debilitating and irreversible mental or physical condition, and pose no public safety risk. Requests the department of public safety to assess and refer inmates to the Hawaii paroling authority. Sets conditions for compassionate release. (SD1)
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HMS/HTH, PGM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DRUG ABUSE AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Amends statutory provisions of the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances to provide for more focused attention in addressing the issue of substance abuse as a public health issue.
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HTH, PGM |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Allow any utility owners whose facility occupies State Highway right-of-way to provide their share of costs up front to the affected state agency for encumbrance of funds in related contracts by way of an agreement to pay.
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PGM |
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RELATING TO BUILDING PERMITS. Exempts specified nonresidential agricultural and aquacultural buildings and structures, and their appurtenances, located on commercial farms from building permit requirements other than applicable electric and wastewater regulations. Effective
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AGL, PGM |
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RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS. Amends section 46-15.1(b), HRS, to clarify that certain county affordable housing requirements shall not impair, restrict, or condition a county's obligation to issue affordable housing credits to the department of Hawaiian home lands or apply credits in satisfaction of all county requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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HWN/WLH, PGM
[Measure added on 02-17-12] |
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RELATING TO NOISE. Authorizes the county liquor commissions to adopt rules and use exclusively the dBC weighting system for the purpose of community noise control.
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PGM |
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RELATING TO LIGHT POLLUTION. Requires every new and replacement outdoor light fixture to be fully shielded beginning 7/1/13, with certain exemptions. (SD1)
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EDT/ENE, PGM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Will Espero Chair |
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