THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Kaniela Ing |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Jo Jordan |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
Rep. Beth Fukumoto |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa |
Rep. Gene Ward |
CORRECTED NOTICE OF HEARING
To reflect the correct TIME: 11:00 A.M.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
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11:00 |
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Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds to establish and operate a comprehensive service center for deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind individuals. Effective July 1, 2013.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Establishes a refundable State Earned Income Tax Credit. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide financial education to applicants for and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Appropriates funds.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO YOUTH. Requires the Office of Youth Services to coordinate a Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program that will coordinate a network of safe places that youth can access for safety and where they may obtain advice, guidance, programs, and services. Establishes the Safe Places for Youth Pilot Program coordinator. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2013.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. Appropriates funds for certain social services programs formerly funded under the temporary assistance for needy families program. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS. Appropriates funds for the Youth Gang Response System. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Appropriates moneys from the emergency and budget reserve fund to DHS for child abuse and neglect social services. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO FOSTER CARE SERVICES. Increases the monthly board rate distributed by the Department of Human Services for foster care services for children. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POVERTY REDUCTION TASK FORCE. Establishes the economic opportunity poverty reduction task force to develop a strategic, integrated, and comprehensive plan to expand economic opportunities in Hawaii to reduce, by at least 50 per cent by 2023, the number of Hawaii residents, including children and families, living in poverty.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE. Requests the executive office on aging of the department of health to conduct an education and awareness campaign on long term care and have the campaign independently evaluated. Appropriates funds.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO CANCER. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for the Comprehensive Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION. Appropriates $2,800,000 for each year of the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium to the interdisciplinary Hawaii health systems corporation primary care training program at Hilo Medical Center. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HAWAI‘I PACIFIC HEALTH. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for Hawai‘i Pacific Health.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO DENTAL HEALTH. Allows the application of dental sealants in any school-based dental sealant program; provided a dentist is available for consultation. Establishes a school-based dental sealant program in a high-need demonstration school. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2013.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII HOME VISITING PROGRAM. Establishes the Hawaii Home Visiting Program, a statewide hospital-based early identification and home visiting system. Appropriates funds.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO OBESITY PREVENTION. Establishes the Hawaii Interagency Obesity Prevention Council. Appropriates funds from the Obesity Prevention Special Fund to support child and adult obesity prevention programs. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE. Requires the director of the executive office on aging to contract for the performance of a policy analysis and an actuarial analysis for a limited, mandatory, public long term care insurance program for the State's working population. Requires reports to the legislature. Appropriates funds for the analyses. Effective July 1, 2013.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO TIMESHARE CONVEYANCES. Authorizes the Governor to appoint Commissioners of Deeds to take acknowledgments, proofs of execution, or oaths in specified jurisdictions related to the conveyance of timeshare properties located within the State. Effective July 1, 2112.
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CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Allows the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to post on their respective websites information of all inspections in which major patient care violations were discovered at certain care facilities and the order specifying the violation is final. Effective July 1, 2050.
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HLT/HUS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO SMALL BOAT HARBORS. Authorizes the BLNR to consult with and receive assistance from the HCDA with regards to planning, developing, operating, administering, and maintaining small boat harbors.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. Requires legislative approval by simple majority vote of a concurrent resolution by both houses for any amendment or exception to the Kakaako final mauka area plan and makai area plan adopted by the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Effective July 1, 2020.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT. Restores funds cut from the DOCARE budget over the past 4 years. Appropriates funds.
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WAL, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC LAND. Requires legislative approval of any sale, exchange, gift, or transfer of public land.
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WAL/OMH, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair |