THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

STATE OF HAWAI'I

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

 

FORTY-THIRD DAY

 

April 1, 2014-Tuesday-11:30 O'CLOCK A.M.

 

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Introductions

COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING THE JAPANESE WOMEN’S SOCIETY FOUNDATION ON CELEBRATING ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY.  (Senator Kidani)

 

 

  1. Messages from the Governor: No. 708

 

MEASURE

TITLE

REFERRAL

 

 

 

G.M. No. 708

Letter dated March 31, 2014, correcting the term for the nomination to GM699, gubernatorial nominee to the Contractors License Board, DANNY MATSUOKA, term to expire amended to June 30, 2017.

FILE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Departmental Communications: None

  1. House Communication Nos. 394-407

 

 

Returning the following Senate Bills which passed Third Reading in the House on March 31, 2014, in an amended form:

REFERRAL

 

 

 

394

S.B. No. 2033, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO DENTISTS."(Dentists)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

395

S.B. No. 2072, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO SERVICE OF PROCESS."(Service of Process; Assumpsit)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

396

S.B. No. 2466, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS."(Marriage and Family Therapists; Continuing Education)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

 

Returning the following Senate Bills which passed Third Reading in the House on March 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

397

S.B. No. 2136, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO EDUCATION."(Department of Education; Attendance; Enrollment)

FILE

 

 

 

398

S.B. No. 2137

"RELATING TO THE TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION."(Board of Education; Members; Terms)

FILE

 

 

 

399

S.B. No. 2803, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THRILL CRAFT OPERATION."(Thrill Craft Operations)

FILE

 

 

 

400

S.B. No. 2839, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED."(Hawaiian Homes Commission Act; Native Hawaiian Roll Commission)

FILE

 

 

 

 

Informing the Senate that on March 31, 2014, the following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted in the House:

 

 

 

 

401

H.C.R. No. 30

"HONORING KING KAMEHAMEHA THE GREAT AND HIS DESCENDANTS BY SHARING HIS STORY WITH A GLOBAL AUDIENCE, PROMOTING CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE HIS VISION AND HAWAII'S CULTURE AND HERITAGE, AND URGING ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII TO DO THE SAME."(King Kamehameha; Honor; Hawaiian Islands)

 

 

 

 

402

H.C.R. No. 41

"URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO GRANT VETERANS BENEFITS TO FILIPINO VETERANS WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II BUT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DENIED THE BENEFITS TO WHICH THEY WERE ENTITLED."(Filipino Veterans; War Benefits)

 

 

 

 

403

H.C.R. No. 42

"URGING CONGRESS AND HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUPPORT THE VETERANS HEALTH AND BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2013 AND SUPPORT THE RECOGNITION AS VETERANS OF THOSE WHO SERVE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD."(Urging Congress, as well as Hawaii's Congressional delegation, to support the Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, particularly the section providing those serving in the National Guard with veteran status.)

 

 

 

 

404

H.C.R. No. 74

"REQUESTING A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF REGISTERED DISPENSARIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DISPENSE MEDICAL MARIJUANA."(Sunrise Review; Auditor; Medical Marijuana Dispensaries)

 

 

 

 

405

H.C.R. No. 77, H.D. 1

"EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE HAWAII FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL AND DECLARING THE FESTIVAL TO BE THE NEXT AGRICULTURAL AND CULINARY MOVEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII."(Expressing Legislative support for declaring the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival the State's next agriculture and culinary movement.)

 

 

 

 

406

H.C.R. No. 86, H.D. 1

"REQUESTING THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE INPUT REGARDING THE CONTROL OF INVASIVE ALBIZIA TREES."(Albizia; Invasive Species Control and Eradication)

 

 

 

 

407

H.C.R. No. 133

"COMMENDING AND SUPPORTING THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS' COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AND PRIVATE INDUSTRIES IN THE AREAS OF BASALTIC CONCRETE AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND REQUESTING COLLABORATION TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPLICATIONS OF BASALTIC CONCRETE AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING."(PISCES; Basaltic Concrete; Additive Manufacturing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Senate Communications: None
  2. Judiciary Communications: None
  3. Standing Committee Report Nos. 3158-3171

 

3158

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(PSM/TSM)

H.B. No. 286, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO TOURISM."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3159

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(AGL/CPN)

H.B. No. 1938, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO MEASUREMENT STANDARDS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3160

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 1300, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO A FIDUCIARY'S STANDARD OF CARE AND PERFORMANCE."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3161

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 1660, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO SIDEWALKS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3162

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 1750, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3163

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 2496, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO HAWAII LABOR RELATIONS BOARD."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3164

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 452, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO ELECTION FRAUDS."

(Recommends passage on SECOND READING and placement on the calendar for Third Reading)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3165

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 2052, H.D. 2, S.D. 2

"RELATING TO PROVIDER ORDERS FOR LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT."

(Recommends passage on THIRD READING)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3166

(48 Hrs. Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 33, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PUBLIC ORDER."

(Recommends passage on THIRD READING)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3167

(One Day Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 1723, H.D. 2, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES."

(Recommends passage on THIRD READING)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3168

(One Day Notice)

(JDL)

H.B. No. 716, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY."

(Recommends passage on THIRD READING)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3169

(One Day Notice)

(HMS)

G.M. No. 552

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, ARTHUR CABANILLA, for a term to expire 6-30-2017."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3169

(One Day Notice)

(HMS)

G.M. No. 553

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the State Rehabilitation Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, VIVIAN LANDRUM, for a term to expire 6-30-2017."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3170

(One Day Notice)

(HMS)

G.M. No. 602

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, MYOUNG OH, for a term to expire 6-30-2018."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3170

(One Day Notice)

(HMS)

G.M. No. 603

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, SHERI TANAKA, for a term to expire 6-30-2014."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3170

(One Day Notice)

(HMS)

G.M. No. 604

"Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Gubernatorial Nominee, SHERI TANAKA, for a term to expire 6-30-2018."

 

(Recommends Senate Consent to Nomination)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3171

(One Day Notice)

(HTH)

H.C.R. No. 17, H.D. 1, S.D. 1

"REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW HAWAII'S STATUTORY DEFINITION OF "DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES"." (AMENDED TITLE)

(Recommends Adoption)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER OF THE DAY

 

  1. Deferred Matters – Agree / Disagree

 

HSE. COM. NO.

 

REFERRAL

 

 

 

388

S.B. No. 2094, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO COMPUTER DAMAGE."(Honolulu Prosecutor's Package; Computer Damage)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

389

S.B. No. 3107, S.D. 1, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE STATE INSTRUMENT."(Official State Musical String Instrument; Ukulele)

AGREE/DISAGREE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Adopt Resolution

 

3153

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

TEC

S.C.R. No. 88

"APPROVING THE SELECTION OF DANNY KALEIKINI TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ALOHA ORDER OF MERIT."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Third Reading

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3151

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1881, S.D. 1

"RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR NURSING." - (CPN)

 

(Center for Nursing; Advisory Board; Members; Powers and Duties)

 

 

 

 

Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3152

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 2142

"RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION." - (CPN)

 

(Post-Secondary Education; Authorization; Financial Integrity; University of Hawaii; Complaints)

 

 

 

 

(See Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3157)

 

Prior Versions/Status & Testimony

H.B. No. 1903, H.D. 1

"RELATING TO OUTDOOR HERITAGE MONTH." - (ENE/EGH/TEC)

 

(Outdoor Heritage Month; Established)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Referrals and Re-Referrals
  2. Miscellaneous Communications: None
  3. Miscellaneous Business
  4. Announcements

·        Committee Hearing Schedule:

COMMITTEE

DATE & TIME

ROOM

TEC

4/1/2014 1:15 PM

414

ENE/HTH

4/1/2014 2:45 PM

225

HRE/HWN/HTH

4/1/2014 2:45 PM

414

PSM/ENE

4/1/2014 2:45 PM

225

PSM/JDL

4/1/2014 2:45 PM

224

WTL/ENE/TSM

4/1/2014 2:45 PM

225

ENE/WTL

4/1/2014 2:50 PM

225

WAM

4/2/2014 9:00 AM

211

WAM

4/2/2014 9:05 AM

211

WAM

4/2/2014 9:10 AM

211

WAM

4/2/2014 9:15 AM

211

WAM

4/2/2014 9:20 AM

211

EGH/AGL/WAM

4/2/2014 10:15 AM

211

EGH/PSM/TEC/WAM

4/2/2014 10:20 AM

211

WAM

4/3/2014 10:00 AM

211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Adjournment