HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Rep. Karl Rhoads, Chair |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Chris Lee |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Jessica Wooley |
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Rep. Mele Carroll |
Rep. Bob McDermott |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 07, 2013 |
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2:02 p.m |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE ACT. Sets the requirements for extending the age of foster care to age twenty-one.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. Establishes references for accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words, including proper Hawaiian spelling and punctuation. Clarifies that the full text of official documents is not required to be written in Hawaiian, misspelled or incorrectly punctuated Hawaiian words and names shall not invalidate documents or render them unenforceable, and no cause of action shall arise accordingly. (HB109 HD1)
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OMH, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO TRAINING. Requires OHA to establish, design, and administer a training course in native Hawaiian and Hawaiian rights and requires specified members of boards, councils, and commissions to take the course. (HB220 HD1)
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OMH, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO ELECTIONS. Transfers the responsibility of supervising elections from the office of elections to the office of the lieutenant governor. Eliminates the office of elections and the elections commission.
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JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO LIABILITY. Makes permanent certain state and county protections from liability on improved lands. Makes permanent the protection from liability for county lifeguards, counties, and the State for damages resulting from rescue, resuscitative, or other lifeguard services.
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WAL, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Broadens criminal trespass in the first degree to include a person who enters or remains unlawfully in or upon the premises of a public housing project after a reasonable request or warning to leave by housing authorities or a police officer. Excludes an invited guest, unless the guest is violating a law or rule.
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Provides that $10,000,000, from the public land trust shall be expended by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) for development of farm and home ownership. Requires the departments and agencies that use the lands within the public land trust to transfer $2,500,000 in the aggregate, quarterly to DHHL. Effective July 1, 2013. (HB175 HD1)
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RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR ELECTIONS. Changes funding formula for the comprehensive public funding pilot project to average the amount of money used by winning candidates in the last two election cycles for all county district races. Limits the number of candidates in the pilot program to twenty-five per election cycle.
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RELATING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. Prohibits a lobbyist; principal, client, or agent of lobbyist; and a political action committee on which the lobbyist sits, that lobbies the legislature from making a contribution to a member of the legislature, the governor, and lieutenant governor while the legislature is in session.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
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________________________________________ Rep. Karl Rhoads Chair |
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